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Peak Hill NSW 2869

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Riverina Electorate › Parkes LGA › Peak Hill · 310 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Peak Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,162 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $996 a week, with median rent near $185 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,162Population
48Median age
$996Median household income / wk
$185Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Parkes Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Peak Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Parkes Regional Airport, 45.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Peak Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Peak Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.8% · Labour-force participation 45.5%

Population by age in Peak Hill
Population by age, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14149
15-1962
20-2443
25-3494
35-44112
45-54135
55-64194
65-74167
75-8485
85+45
Dwelling types in Peak Hill
Dwelling types, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House411
Townhouse16
Apartment7
Other9
Households by weekly income in Peak Hill
Households by weekly income, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650128
$650-1,499157
$1,500-2,99986
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Peak Hill
Top ancestries, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian441
English427
Aboriginal299
Ancestry NS147
Scottish105
Irish81
Housing tenure in Peak Hill
Housing tenure, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned212
Mortgage85
Rented126
Other22
Cars per household in Peak Hill
Cars per household, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
043
1153
2142
364
4+38
Commute to work in Peak Hill
Commute to work, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car227
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle0
Home76
Top countries of birth in Peak Hill
Top countries of birth, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England19
New Zealand11
South Africa8
Malaysia5
Netherlands4
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Peak Hill
Languages used at home, Peak Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans6
Australian Indigenous6
Cantonese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

854 bird observations recorded near Peak Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Peak Hill

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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