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Urunga NSW 2455

2,429 addresses · 84 streets

Cowper Electorate › Bellingen LGA › Urunga · 411 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Urunga is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,185 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,071 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% 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 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,185Population
55Median age
$1,071Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Urunga, 700 m east · Airport: Nambucca Heads Airport, 19.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 70.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Urunga

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

Tree cover measures, Urunga NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 44.9%

Population by age in Urunga
Population by age, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4138
5-14304
15-19130
20-2485
25-34264
35-44265
45-54376
55-64547
65-74618
75-84337
85+119
Dwelling types in Urunga
Dwelling types, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,085
Townhouse77
Apartment135
Other36
Households by weekly income in Urunga
Households by weekly income, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650330
$650-1,499478
$1,500-2,999311
$3,000+114
Top ancestries in Urunga
Top ancestries, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,383
Australian1,332
Irish443
Scottish374
Ancestry NS231
Aboriginal162
Housing tenure in Urunga
Housing tenure, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned648
Mortgage289
Rented363
Other15
Cars per household in Urunga
Cars per household, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
076
1529
2484
3146
4+83
Commute to work in Urunga
Commute to work, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car815
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle8
Home129
Top countries of birth in Urunga
Top countries of birth, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England119
New Zealand31
Germany15
Scotland15
Netherlands10
South Africa9
Languages used at home in Urunga
Languages used at home, Urunga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German14
Spanish14
Japanese9
Australian Indigenous8
Mandarin4
Korean3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,329 bird observations recorded near Urunga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Urunga

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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