Tarbuck Bay NSW 2428
165 addresses · 7 streets
Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Tarbuck Bay · 205 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tarbuck Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,021 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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: Tarbuck Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 park
1 service station
1 golf club
1 hairdresser
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 18.4 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 98.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 10.5% · Labour-force participation 54.1%
Population by age in Tarbuck Bay
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 29 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 32 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Tarbuck Bay
| House | 74 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tarbuck Bay
| <$650 | 29 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 19 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Tarbuck Bay
| Australian | 92 |
|---|---|
| English | 74 |
| Irish | 23 |
| Aboriginal | 15 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Other | 13 |
Housing tenure in Tarbuck Bay
| Owned | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 31 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Tarbuck Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 23 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Tarbuck Bay
| Car | 54 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Tarbuck Bay
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
| Wales | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
16,414 bird observations recorded near Tarbuck Bay — most often seen:
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (973)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (881)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (823)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (746)
- Laughing Kookaburra (737)
- Red-browed Finch (668)
- Brown Thornbill (643)
- Noisy Friarbird (612)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (601)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (564)
- Superb Fairy-wren (545)
- Australian Pelican (521)
- Eastern Whipbird (512)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarbuck Bay
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (510)
- Little Wattlebird (507)
- Eastern Spinebill (502)
- Grey Fantail (500)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (500)
- Whistling Kite (487)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (471)
- Australian Magpie (448)
- Welcome Swallow (443)
- Brown Gerygone (442)
- Silvereye (442)
- Willie Wagtail (430)
- Yellow Thornbill (399)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (389)
- White-throated Treecreeper (389)
- Olive-backed Oriole (367)
- White-faced Heron (362)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tarbuck Bay:
- Smiths Lake (2.5 km)
- Charlotte Bay (3.8 km)
- Bungwahl (4.4 km)
- Blueys Beach (5.5 km)
- Whoota (5.9 km)
- Elizabeth Beach (6.2 km)
- Boomerang Beach (6.3 km)
- Booti Booti (7.2 km)
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Streets
- Blueys Way (8)
- Crown Close (22)
- Rose Avenue (5)
- Tarbuck Park Road (24)
- The Lakes Way (42)
- Tudor Avenue (15)
- Windsor Street (49)
