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Smiths Creek NSW 2484

163 addresses · 9 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Smiths Creek · 639 km from Sydney

Living Here

Smiths Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 345 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

345Population
47Median age
$1,187Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 31.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 78.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Smiths Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Smiths Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202078.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 53%

Population by age in Smiths Creek
Population by age, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1437
15-1938
20-2411
25-3421
35-4434
45-5469
55-6457
65-7441
75-8427
85+0
Dwelling types in Smiths Creek
Dwelling types, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House116
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Smiths Creek
Households by weekly income, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65038
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Smiths Creek
Top ancestries, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English157
Australian100
Irish51
Ancestry NS44
Scottish29
Other21
Housing tenure in Smiths Creek
Housing tenure, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned59
Mortgage37
Rented15
Other5
Cars per household in Smiths Creek
Cars per household, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
140
246
315
4+15
Commute to work in Smiths Creek
Commute to work, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car82
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home30
Top countries of birth in Smiths Creek
Top countries of birth, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England28
Germany4
Philippines4
United States4
Ireland3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Smiths Creek
Languages used at home, Smiths Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French5
Punjabi5
Tagalog3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,895 bird observations recorded near Smiths Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Smiths 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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