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Toormina NSW 2452

3,827 addresses · 95 streets

Cowper Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Toormina · 429 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Toormina is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,171 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,059 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,171Population
45Median age
$1,059Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sawtell - Boambee statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Toormina itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sawtell, 1 km south-east · Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 4.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 34.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Toormina

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

Tree cover measures, Toormina NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202147.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 48.7%

Population by age in Toormina
Population by age, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4303
5-14769
15-19329
20-24301
25-34667
35-44666
45-54698
55-64774
65-74724
75-84594
85+336
Dwelling types in Toormina
Dwelling types, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,624
Townhouse583
Apartment259
Other25
Households by weekly income in Toormina
Households by weekly income, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650616
$650-1,499928
$1,500-2,999625
$3,000+161
Top ancestries in Toormina
Top ancestries, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,614
Australian2,439
Irish709
Scottish666
Aboriginal506
Ancestry NS492
Housing tenure in Toormina
Housing tenure, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned746
Mortgage689
Rented836
Other166
Cars per household in Toormina
Cars per household, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0195
11,139
2770
3227
4+108
Commute to work in Toormina
Commute to work, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,718
Train0
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked65
Bicycle10
Home159
Top countries of birth in Toormina
Top countries of birth, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England201
New Zealand68
Philippines67
India40
Germany25
Netherlands24
Languages used at home in Toormina
Languages used at home, Toormina NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi34
Tagalog23
Australian Indigenous17
Mandarin14
Thai13
German12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,511 bird observations recorded near Toormina — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Toormina

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.