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Upper Main Arm NSW 2482

114 addresses · 6 streets

Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Upper Main Arm · 633 km from Sydney

Living Here

Upper Main Arm is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 283 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% 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 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

283Population
44Median age
$850Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 37.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 82% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Main Arm

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

Tree cover measures, Upper Main Arm NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202082.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202198.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.2% · Labour-force participation 49.6%

Population by age in Upper Main Arm
Population by age, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1427
15-198
20-2420
25-3442
35-4426
45-5453
55-6440
65-7432
75-8411
85+3
Dwelling types in Upper Main Arm
Dwelling types, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House93
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other8
Households by weekly income in Upper Main Arm
Households by weekly income, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65036
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Upper Main Arm
Top ancestries, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English100
Australian67
Irish54
Ancestry NS52
Scottish31
Other30
Housing tenure in Upper Main Arm
Housing tenure, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage21
Rented27
Other12
Cars per household in Upper Main Arm
Cars per household, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
141
230
316
4+11
Commute to work in Upper Main Arm
Commute to work, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car62
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Upper Main Arm
Top countries of birth, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Germany11
England7
Canada3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Upper Main Arm
Languages used at home, Upper Main Arm NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German13
Mandarin4
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,195 bird observations recorded near Upper Main Arm — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Main Arm

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