Raleigh NSW 2454

Living Here

Raleigh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 681 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,482 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Raleigh Public School
  • Repton Public School
  • Urunga Public School
• 2 parks

  • Newry Island Reserve
  • Maramba Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Catholic Church
• 1 hospital

  • Bellinger River District Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Urunga Veterinary Clinic
• 1 library

  • Urunga Library
• 1 service station

  • BP Urunga
• 4 gyms & sports centres

  • Croquet Club
  • Club House
  • Tennis Courts
  • C.ex Urunga Golf and Sports Club
• 2 golf clubs

  • Urunga Golf Club
  • Bellingen Golf Course
• 1 mechanic

  • NRMA Depot
• 9 places to stay

  • Urunga Waters Tourist Park
  • Bellinger River Tourist Park
  • Kalang River Motel
  • North Coast Holiday Parks Urunga Heads
  • Black Cockatoo
  • Blue Wren
  • Reflections Mylestom - Holiday Park
  • Westella Motel
  • Sudden Comfort Motel

Getting around. Train station: Urunga, 4.4 km south-east · Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 19.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 37% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 53%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,335 bird observations recorded near Raleigh — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (1,909)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,484)
• Crested Pigeon (1,359)
• Magpie-lark (1,357)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,323)
• Masked Lapwing (1,292)
• Noisy Miner (1,281)
• Welcome Swallow (1,278)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,265)
• Australian Magpie (1,162)
• Willie Wagtail (1,093)
• Little Pied Cormorant (1,018)
• Silver Gull (1,013)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Raleigh:

• Repton (4 km)
• Urunga (4.1 km)
• Mylestom (4.4 km)
• Fernmount (5.8 km)
• Bundagen (6.8 km)
• Valery (8.1 km)
• Hydes Creek (9.1 km)
• Bellingen (9.9 km)

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