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Pottsville NSW 2489

3,755 addresses · 112 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Pottsville · 649 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Pottsville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,238 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,556 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,238Population
42Median age
$1,556Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 25.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 58.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pottsville

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

Tree cover measures, Pottsville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 57.1%

Population by age in Pottsville
Population by age, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4458
5-141,230
15-19391
20-24212
25-34540
35-441,103
45-54929
55-64849
65-74861
75-84450
85+193
Dwelling types in Pottsville
Dwelling types, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,923
Townhouse447
Apartment104
Other45
Households by weekly income in Pottsville
Households by weekly income, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650398
$650-1,499748
$1,500-2,999781
$3,000+424
Top ancestries in Pottsville
Top ancestries, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,295
Australian2,734
Irish1,057
Scottish881
Other487
Ancestry NS484
Housing tenure in Pottsville
Housing tenure, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned943
Mortgage968
Rented576
Other19
Cars per household in Pottsville
Cars per household, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
057
1836
21,190
3296
4+118
Commute to work in Pottsville
Commute to work, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,945
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked47
Bicycle26
Home503
Top countries of birth in Pottsville
Top countries of birth, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England367
New Zealand172
United States42
Netherlands35
Scotland35
South Africa34
Languages used at home in Pottsville
Languages used at home, Pottsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese30
Spanish24
German22
French20
Thai16
Portuguese15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,838 bird observations recorded near Pottsville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pottsville

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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