Upper Duroby NSW 2486
68 addresses · 6 streets
Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Upper Duroby · 660 km from Sydney
Living Here
Upper Duroby is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 118 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $725 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tweed Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Duroby itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
1 electrician
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 10.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 89.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 52.4%
Population by age in Upper Duroby
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 21 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 21 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Upper Duroby
| House | 43 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Upper Duroby
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Upper Duroby
| English | 45 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 43 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Scottish | 19 |
| Other | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 8 |
Housing tenure in Upper Duroby
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Upper Duroby
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Upper Duroby
| Car | 27 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Upper Duroby
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,731 bird observations recorded near Upper Duroby — most often seen:
- Laughing Kookaburra (576)
- Torresian Crow (488)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (479)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (432)
- Australasian Figbird (402)
- Australian White Ibis (371)
- Pied Currawong (359)
- Regent Bowerbird (357)
- Eastern Whipbird (341)
- Wompoo Fruit-dove (338)
- Australian Magpie (334)
- Noisy Miner (334)
- Magpie-lark (303)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Duroby
- Welcome Swallow (303)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (296)
- Pacific Black Duck (294)
- Australian Wood Duck (287)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (287)
- Spangled Drongo (287)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (282)
- White-headed Pigeon (281)
- Willie Wagtail (276)
- Pied Butcherbird (274)
- White-faced Heron (270)
- Wonga Pigeon (265)
- Cattle Egret (262)
- Crested Pigeon (240)
- Masked Lapwing (240)
- Eastern Rosella (238)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (235)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Upper Duroby:
- North Tumbulgum (2.5 km)
- Duroby (2.6 km)
- Carool (2.7 km)
- Bungalora (3.1 km)
- Bilambil (3.8 km)
- Tumbulgum (4 km)
- Urliup (4.3 km)
- Glengarrie (4.3 km)
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Streets
- Gumbleton Road (6)
- Hogans Road (13)
- Majestic Court (14)
- Robcole Road (9)
- Upper Duroby Creek Road (25)
- Urliup Road (1)