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Tuncurry NSW 2428

5,674 addresses · 116 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Tuncurry · 224 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tuncurry is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,376 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $854 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 28% 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.

6,376Population
62Median age
$854Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 3.6 km south.

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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: 50.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tuncurry

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

Tree cover measures, Tuncurry NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 35.7%

Population by age in Tuncurry
Population by age, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4179
5-14432
15-19243
20-24232
25-34423
35-44420
45-54578
55-64954
65-741,378
75-841,031
85+508
Dwelling types in Tuncurry
Dwelling types, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,618
Townhouse699
Apartment613
Other48
Households by weekly income in Tuncurry
Households by weekly income, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650904
$650-1,4991,185
$1,500-2,999486
$3,000+139
Top ancestries in Tuncurry
Top ancestries, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,785
Australian2,770
Irish703
Scottish624
Ancestry NS366
Aboriginal309
Housing tenure in Tuncurry
Housing tenure, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,529
Mortgage481
Rented823
Other73
Cars per household in Tuncurry
Cars per household, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0237
11,543
2811
3231
4+101
Commute to work in Tuncurry
Commute to work, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,310
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked109
Bicycle10
Home154
Top countries of birth in Tuncurry
Top countries of birth, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England229
New Zealand59
Scotland34
Philippines28
Nepal26
Germany25
Languages used at home in Tuncurry
Languages used at home, Tuncurry NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali23
Cantonese19
Italian18
Malayalam15
Tagalog13
Spanish13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,475 bird observations recorded near Tuncurry — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tuncurry

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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