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Rainbow Flat NSW 2430

366 addresses · 29 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Rainbow Flat · 236 km from Sydney

Living Here

Rainbow Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 693 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,299 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% 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.

693Population
51Median age
$1,299Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rainbow Flat itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Taree Airport, 16 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 66.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rainbow Flat

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

Tree cover measures, Rainbow Flat NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 54.8%

Population by age in Rainbow Flat
Population by age, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1487
15-1949
20-2422
25-3436
35-4464
45-5498
55-64128
65-74131
75-8445
85+12
Dwelling types in Rainbow Flat
Dwelling types, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House252
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rainbow Flat
Households by weekly income, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49987
$1,500-2,99965
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Rainbow Flat
Top ancestries, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English343
Australian289
Irish83
Scottish51
Other35
Ancestry NS35
Housing tenure in Rainbow Flat
Housing tenure, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned137
Mortgage96
Rented19
Other0
Cars per household in Rainbow Flat
Cars per household, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
141
2121
347
4+40
Commute to work in Rainbow Flat
Commute to work, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car210
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home47
Top countries of birth in Rainbow Flat
Top countries of birth, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England32
New Zealand6
Ireland5
Canada4
Philippines4
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Rainbow Flat
Languages used at home, Rainbow Flat NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5
Spanish4
Mandarin3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,002 bird observations recorded near Rainbow Flat — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rainbow Flat

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.