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Rushforth NSW 2460

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Page Electorate › Clarence Valley LGA › Rushforth · 486 km from Sydney

Living Here

Rushforth is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 285 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,524 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

285Population
47Median age
$1,524Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Grafton Station, 5.7 km north-east · Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 13 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 38.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rushforth

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

Tree cover measures, Rushforth NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 54.7%

Population by age in Rushforth
Population by age, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1435
15-1921
20-2414
25-3426
35-4428
45-5436
55-6452
65-7440
75-8418
85+5
Dwelling types in Rushforth
Dwelling types, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House73
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other27
Households by weekly income in Rushforth
Households by weekly income, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49936
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Rushforth
Top ancestries, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian143
English107
Scottish34
Irish32
Aboriginal17
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Rushforth
Housing tenure, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned41
Mortgage40
Rented16
Other0
Cars per household in Rushforth
Cars per household, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
124
237
318
4+11
Commute to work in Rushforth
Commute to work, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car96
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Rushforth
Top countries of birth, Rushforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Netherlands5
England4
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,663 bird observations recorded near Rushforth — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rushforth

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.