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Thrumster NSW 2444

2,440 addresses · 99 streets

Cowper Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Thrumster · 308 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Thrumster is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,382 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,988 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,382Population
32Median age
$1,988Median household income / wk
$460Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Macquarie - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thrumster itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wauchope, 9 km west · Ferry wharf: Hibbard Ferry, 6 km north-east · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 4.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 50.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Thrumster

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

Tree cover measures, Thrumster NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 70%

Population by age in Thrumster
Population by age, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4243
5-14379
15-19130
20-24158
25-34406
35-44341
45-54264
55-64191
65-74192
75-8468
85+8
Dwelling types in Thrumster
Dwelling types, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House717
Townhouse67
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thrumster
Households by weekly income, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65065
$650-1,499206
$1,500-2,999284
$3,000+183
Top ancestries in Thrumster
Top ancestries, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,014
Australian1,010
Irish274
Scottish189
Aboriginal180
Other147
Housing tenure in Thrumster
Housing tenure, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned164
Mortgage379
Rented244
Other6
Cars per household in Thrumster
Cars per household, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
1241
2389
3101
4+57
Commute to work in Thrumster
Commute to work, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car870
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle3
Home131
Top countries of birth in Thrumster
Top countries of birth, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England90
India56
New Zealand41
Philippines14
Thailand11
Nepal9
Languages used at home in Thrumster
Languages used at home, Thrumster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam38
Australian Indigenous13
Nepali12
Turkish12
Tagalog10
Gujarati9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29,968 bird observations recorded near Thrumster — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Thrumster

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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