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Smiths Lake NSW 2428

1,184 addresses · 35 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Smiths Lake · 205 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Smiths Lake is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,332 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,210 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% 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.

1,332Population
49Median age
$1,210Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forster-Tuncurry Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Smiths Lake itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 19.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 34.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 50.4%

Population by age in Smiths Lake
Population by age, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-460
5-14177
15-1958
20-2445
25-34104
35-44144
45-54169
55-64231
65-74214
75-84104
85+13
Dwelling types in Smiths Lake
Dwelling types, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House514
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Smiths Lake
Households by weekly income, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650100
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,999108
$3,000+57
Top ancestries in Smiths Lake
Top ancestries, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English609
Australian553
Irish184
Scottish131
Ancestry NS106
Other74
Housing tenure in Smiths Lake
Housing tenure, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned241
Mortgage182
Rented86
Other10
Cars per household in Smiths Lake
Cars per household, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
1204
2220
362
4+24
Commute to work in Smiths Lake
Commute to work, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car323
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home87
Top countries of birth in Smiths Lake
Top countries of birth, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England53
New Zealand18
Ireland9
Scotland8
Germany7
Indonesia6
Languages used at home in Smiths Lake
Languages used at home, Smiths Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German9
Indonesian6
Persian4
Spanish4
Afrikaans3
Arabic3

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