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Piggabeen NSW 2486

165 addresses · 8 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Piggabeen · 666 km from Sydney

Living Here

Piggabeen is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 333 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,921 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

333Population
43Median age
$1,921Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Varsity Lakes, 11.6 km north-west · Railway halt: Conservation, 7.1 km north-east · Bus interchange: Airport Transit Centre, 7.2 km north-east · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 6.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 41.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Piggabeen

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

Tree cover measures, Piggabeen NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Piggabeen
Population by age, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1445
15-1922
20-2425
25-3427
35-4437
45-5452
55-6457
65-7432
75-8415
85+4
Dwelling types in Piggabeen
Dwelling types, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House101
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Piggabeen
Households by weekly income, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+25
Top ancestries in Piggabeen
Top ancestries, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English166
Australian120
Irish51
Scottish34
German19
Other17
Housing tenure in Piggabeen
Housing tenure, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned41
Mortgage43
Rented16
Other3
Cars per household in Piggabeen
Cars per household, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
241
324
4+25
Commute to work in Piggabeen
Commute to work, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car107
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Piggabeen
Top countries of birth, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England13
New Zealand11
Ireland5
United States4
Languages used at home in Piggabeen
Languages used at home, Piggabeen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,809 bird observations recorded near Piggabeen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Piggabeen

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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Streets

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