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Ocean Shores NSW 2483

3,099 addresses · 124 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Ocean Shores · 635 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Ocean Shores is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,777 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,471 a week, with median rent near $508 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,777Population
43Median age
$1,471Median household income / wk
$508Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ocean Shores itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 35.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 58.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ocean Shores

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ocean Shores NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202178.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Ocean Shores
Population by age, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4293
5-14686
15-19304
20-24232
25-34647
35-44822
45-54870
55-64837
65-74714
75-84281
85+91
Dwelling types in Ocean Shores
Dwelling types, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,842
Townhouse208
Apartment149
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ocean Shores
Households by weekly income, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650390
$650-1,499664
$1,500-2,999733
$3,000+273
Top ancestries in Ocean Shores
Top ancestries, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,349
Australian1,861
Irish904
Other730
Scottish694
Ancestry NS481
Housing tenure in Ocean Shores
Housing tenure, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned812
Mortgage740
Rented577
Other35
Cars per household in Ocean Shores
Cars per household, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
058
1761
2908
3319
4+126
Commute to work in Ocean Shores
Commute to work, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,524
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked43
Bicycle13
Home557
Top countries of birth in Ocean Shores
Top countries of birth, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England254
New Zealand120
Germany63
United States45
Canada40
South Africa40
Languages used at home in Ocean Shores
Languages used at home, Ocean Shores NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German78
Spanish59
Portuguese57
Italian50
French45
Japanese32

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,482 bird observations recorded near Ocean Shores — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ocean Shores

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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