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Smithtown NSW 2440

326 addresses · 18 streets

Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Smithtown · 356 km from Sydney

Living Here

Smithtown is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 625 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,178 a week, with median rent near $320 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 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

625Population
43Median age
$1,178Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Cavanagh's Lower Macleay Bus Terminal, 150 m west · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 18 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 2.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Smithtown

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

Tree cover measures, Smithtown NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 52.1%

Population by age in Smithtown
Population by age, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1495
15-1935
20-2436
25-3462
35-4455
45-5479
55-6492
65-7466
75-8450
85+27
Dwelling types in Smithtown
Dwelling types, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House240
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Smithtown
Households by weekly income, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49985
$1,500-2,99968
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Smithtown
Top ancestries, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English294
Australian276
Irish72
Scottish56
Aboriginal52
Ancestry NS41
Housing tenure in Smithtown
Housing tenure, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned95
Mortgage83
Rented40
Other0
Cars per household in Smithtown
Cars per household, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
011
185
285
331
4+10
Commute to work in Smithtown
Commute to work, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car168
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle6
Home11
Top countries of birth in Smithtown
Top countries of birth, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand10
Philippines5
England4
Languages used at home in Smithtown
Languages used at home, Smithtown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Polish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,536 bird observations recorded near Smithtown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Smithtown

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.