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The Channon NSW 2480

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Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › The Channon · 610 km from Sydney

Living Here

The Channon is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 325 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,300 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

325Population
48Median age
$1,300Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 17.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 38.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Channon

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

Tree cover measures, The Channon NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 58.9%

Population by age in The Channon
Population by age, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1439
15-1916
20-247
25-3428
35-4439
45-5451
55-6463
65-7444
75-8414
85+3
Dwelling types in The Channon
Dwelling types, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House121
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Channon
Households by weekly income, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in The Channon
Top ancestries, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English141
Australian121
Scottish55
Irish51
Other31
Ancestry NS25
Housing tenure in The Channon
Housing tenure, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned59
Mortgage44
Rented15
Other0
Cars per household in The Channon
Cars per household, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
06
144
243
322
4+11
Commute to work in The Channon
Commute to work, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car105
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home32
Top countries of birth in The Channon
Top countries of birth, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England13
New Zealand6
Germany5
Ireland4
Languages used at home in The Channon
Languages used at home, The Channon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,964 bird observations recorded near The Channon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Channon

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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