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The Bight NSW 2429

55 addresses · 5 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › The Bight · 247 km from Sydney

Living Here

The Bight is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 60 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,062 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

60Population
57Median age
$1,062Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wingham, 2.2 km north-west · Airport: Taree Airport, 11.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 15.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Bight

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

Tree cover measures, The Bight NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in The Bight
Population by age, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-143
15-194
20-240
25-345
35-446
45-547
55-6420
65-743
75-847
85+4
Dwelling types in The Bight
Dwelling types, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House25
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Bight
Households by weekly income, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in The Bight
Top ancestries, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian34
English18
Scottish11
Other8
German4
Irish3
Housing tenure in The Bight
Housing tenure, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage6
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in The Bight
Cars per household, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
213
33
4+3
Commute to work in The Bight
Commute to work, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car8
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home12
Languages used at home in The Bight
Languages used at home, The Bight NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,960 bird observations recorded near The Bight — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Bight

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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