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Red Head NSW 2430

773 addresses · 22 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Red Head · 236 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Red Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 798 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,228 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% 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.

798Population
58Median age
$1,228Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 16.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 41.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Red Head

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

Tree cover measures, Red Head NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 45.7%

Population by age in Red Head
Population by age, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-433
5-1476
15-1948
20-2411
25-3447
35-4471
45-5487
55-64168
65-74183
75-8477
85+14
Dwelling types in Red Head
Dwelling types, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House297
Townhouse17
Apartment13
Other0
Households by weekly income in Red Head
Households by weekly income, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65058
$650-1,499112
$1,500-2,99976
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Red Head
Top ancestries, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English379
Australian345
Irish112
Scottish91
Other42
German38
Housing tenure in Red Head
Housing tenure, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned184
Mortgage87
Rented47
Other0
Cars per household in Red Head
Cars per household, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
1133
2134
339
4+22
Commute to work in Red Head
Commute to work, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car200
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home44
Top countries of birth in Red Head
Top countries of birth, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand10
South Africa8
United States5
Germany4
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Red Head
Languages used at home, Red Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German9
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,453 bird observations recorded near Red Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Red Head

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.