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Rylstone NSW 2849

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Calare Electorate › Mid-Western Regional LGA › Rylstone · 165 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rylstone is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 904 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,113 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

904Population
54Median age
$1,113Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mudgee Region - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rylstone itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kandos, 7.5 km south · Airport: Mudgee Airport, 42.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 26.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rylstone

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

Tree cover measures, Rylstone NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 49.3%

Population by age in Rylstone
Population by age, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-1487
15-1940
20-2430
25-3462
35-4492
45-54107
55-64156
65-74160
75-84100
85+31
Dwelling types in Rylstone
Dwelling types, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House377
Townhouse7
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rylstone
Households by weekly income, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650113
$650-1,499112
$1,500-2,999105
$3,000+38
Top ancestries in Rylstone
Top ancestries, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian417
English378
Irish131
Scottish92
Ancestry NS51
Aboriginal40
Housing tenure in Rylstone
Housing tenure, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned189
Mortgage105
Rented70
Other10
Cars per household in Rylstone
Cars per household, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
1136
2126
362
4+47
Commute to work in Rylstone
Commute to work, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car228
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home51
Top countries of birth in Rylstone
Top countries of birth, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England40
Philippines8
New Zealand7
South Africa6
Brazil5
Germany5
Languages used at home in Rylstone
Languages used at home, Rylstone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Indonesian6
Portuguese5
Italian3
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,995 bird observations recorded near Rylstone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rylstone

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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