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The Pocket NSW 2483

118 addresses · 6 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › The Pocket · 634 km from Sydney

Living Here

The Pocket is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 231 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $470 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 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

231Population
44Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 37.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 52.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Pocket

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

Tree cover measures, The Pocket NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in The Pocket
Population by age, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1421
15-1916
20-246
25-3433
35-4435
45-5420
55-6432
65-7437
75-8417
85+0
Dwelling types in The Pocket
Dwelling types, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House66
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Pocket
Households by weekly income, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49912
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in The Pocket
Top ancestries, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English92
Australian71
Irish35
Ancestry NS34
Scottish24
German16
Housing tenure in The Pocket
Housing tenure, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage24
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in The Pocket
Cars per household, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
18
226
310
4+14
Commute to work in The Pocket
Commute to work, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car48
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home33
Top countries of birth in The Pocket
Top countries of birth, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Germany6
India5
United States5
France4
Ireland3
Languages used at home in The Pocket
Languages used at home, The Pocket NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,538 bird observations recorded near The Pocket — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Pocket

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.