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Possum Brush NSW 2430

113 addresses · 9 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Possum Brush · 232 km from Sydney

Living Here

Possum Brush is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 145 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,325 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

145Population
55Median age
$1,325Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Taree Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Possum Brush itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 17.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 82.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Possum Brush

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

Tree cover measures, Possum Brush NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202082.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 44.7%

Population by age in Possum Brush
Population by age, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1420
15-197
20-240
25-348
35-4411
45-5416
55-6433
65-7424
75-847
85+5
Dwelling types in Possum Brush
Dwelling types, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House48
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Possum Brush
Households by weekly income, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Possum Brush
Top ancestries, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian67
English46
Irish18
Scottish17
Other14
German12
Housing tenure in Possum Brush
Housing tenure, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage13
Rented6
Other3
Cars per household in Possum Brush
Cars per household, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
110
228
39
4+4
Commute to work in Possum Brush
Commute to work, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car33
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Possum Brush
Top countries of birth, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Germany6
United States3
Languages used at home in Possum Brush
Languages used at home, Possum Brush NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,387 bird observations recorded near Possum Brush — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Possum Brush

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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