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Rowlands Creek NSW 2484

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Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Rowlands Creek · 636 km from Sydney

Living Here

Rowlands Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 84 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $833 a week, with median rent near $231 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

84Population
59Median age
$833Median household income / wk
$231Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 34.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 92.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rowlands Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Rowlands Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202092.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202197.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 30.5%

Population by age in Rowlands Creek
Population by age, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-190
20-240
25-344
35-4412
45-548
55-6421
65-7423
75-840
85+3
Dwelling types in Rowlands Creek
Dwelling types, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House33
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rowlands Creek
Households by weekly income, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65015
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Rowlands Creek
Top ancestries, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English43
Australian19
Ancestry NS12
Irish10
Scottish9
Welsh7
Housing tenure in Rowlands Creek
Housing tenure, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned28
Mortgage4
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Rowlands Creek
Cars per household, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
29
35
4+3
Commute to work in Rowlands Creek
Commute to work, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car18
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Rowlands Creek
Top countries of birth, Rowlands Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,833 bird observations recorded near Rowlands Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rowlands Creek

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.