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Townsend NSW 2463

762 addresses · 33 streets

Page Electorate › Clarence Valley LGA › Townsend · 525 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Townsend is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 991 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,044 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

991Population
42Median age
$1,044Median household income / wk
$365Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maclean - Yamba - Iluka statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Townsend itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 37.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Townsend

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

Tree cover measures, Townsend NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 48.5%

Population by age in Townsend
Population by age, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-465
5-14137
15-1973
20-2439
25-34113
35-44112
45-54108
55-6498
65-74142
75-8483
85+30
Dwelling types in Townsend
Dwelling types, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House370
Townhouse27
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Townsend
Households by weekly income, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65091
$650-1,499144
$1,500-2,999107
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Townsend
Top ancestries, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian433
English409
Scottish134
Irish120
Aboriginal110
Other55
Housing tenure in Townsend
Housing tenure, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned159
Mortgage117
Rented107
Other8
Cars per household in Townsend
Cars per household, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
1170
2154
339
4+15
Commute to work in Townsend
Commute to work, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car284
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle5
Home15
Top countries of birth in Townsend
Top countries of birth, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England20
New Zealand12
South Africa10
Chile5
South Korea5
Netherlands5
Languages used at home in Townsend
Languages used at home, Townsend NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous15
Afrikaans10
Portuguese10
Spanish5
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,002 bird observations recorded near Townsend — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Townsend

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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