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Sapphire Beach NSW 2450

1,787 addresses · 62 streets

Page Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Sapphire Beach · 444 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sapphire Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,660 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,056 a week, with median rent near $475 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,660Population
46Median age
$2,056Median household income / wk
$475Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Korora - Emerald Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sapphire Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coffs Harbour, 8.2 km south · Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 10.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 47.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sapphire Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Sapphire Beach NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Population by age in Sapphire Beach
Population by age, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4154
5-14365
15-19127
20-2466
25-34217
35-44351
45-54367
55-64427
65-74389
75-84165
85+38
Dwelling types in Sapphire Beach
Dwelling types, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House822
Townhouse64
Apartment72
Other13
Households by weekly income in Sapphire Beach
Households by weekly income, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650118
$650-1,499242
$1,500-2,999276
$3,000+297
Top ancestries in Sapphire Beach
Top ancestries, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,187
Australian963
Irish407
Scottish330
Other197
German138
Housing tenure in Sapphire Beach
Housing tenure, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned439
Mortgage356
Rented171
Other9
Cars per household in Sapphire Beach
Cars per household, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
1275
2495
3124
4+68
Commute to work in Sapphire Beach
Commute to work, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car903
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle4
Home198
Top countries of birth in Sapphire Beach
Top countries of birth, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England113
New Zealand44
South Africa41
India36
United States20
Canada12
Languages used at home in Sapphire Beach
Languages used at home, Sapphire Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic16
Punjabi16
Mandarin12
German10
Afrikaans9
Spanish9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,874 bird observations recorded near Sapphire Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sapphire Beach

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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