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Rushes Creek NSW 2346

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New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Rushes Creek · 342 km from Sydney

Living Here

Rushes Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 98 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

98Population
48Median age
$1,281Median household income / wk
$190Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
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: 1.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rushes Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Rushes Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.8%

Demographics

Population by age in Rushes Creek
Population by age, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1412
15-196
20-240
25-349
35-444
45-5414
55-6425
65-7413
75-844
85+3
Dwelling types in Rushes Creek
Dwelling types, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House37
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Rushes Creek
Households by weekly income, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Rushes Creek
Top ancestries, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian48
English30
Irish16
Scottish14
Ancestry NS11
German9
Housing tenure in Rushes Creek
Housing tenure, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage7
Rented0
Other4
Cars per household in Rushes Creek
Cars per household, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
211
37
4+11
Commute to work in Rushes Creek
Commute to work, Rushes Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car23
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

61 bird observations recorded near Rushes Creek — most often seen:

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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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.