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Palmwoods NSW 2482

31 addresses · 2 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Palmwoods · 631 km from Sydney

Living Here

Palmwoods is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 78 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $966 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

78Population
40Median age
$966Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mullumbimby statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Palmwoods itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 38 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: 62.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Palmwoods

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

Tree cover measures, Palmwoods NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202062.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202195.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 53.4%

Population by age in Palmwoods
Population by age, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1410
15-198
20-240
25-3411
35-4414
45-5413
55-6412
65-746
75-840
85+4
Dwelling types in Palmwoods
Dwelling types, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House20
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Palmwoods
Households by weekly income, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Palmwoods
Top ancestries, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian27
English26
Irish22
Ancestry NS13
Other5
German4
Housing tenure in Palmwoods
Housing tenure, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage7
Rented10
Other0
Cars per household in Palmwoods
Cars per household, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
26
35
4+3
Commute to work in Palmwoods
Commute to work, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car14
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Palmwoods
Top countries of birth, Palmwoods NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,569 bird observations recorded near Palmwoods — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Palmwoods

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.