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Vacy NSW 2421

463 addresses · 30 streets

Lyne Electorate › Dungog LGA › Vacy · 152 km from Sydney

Living Here

Vacy is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 719 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,803 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

719Population
42Median age
$1,803Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Martins Creek, 5.2 km south-east · Airport: Maitland Airport, 19.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 36.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Vacy

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

Tree cover measures, Vacy NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 65.7%

Population by age in Vacy
Population by age, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-448
5-1499
15-1937
20-2433
25-3473
35-4489
45-54107
55-64103
65-7492
75-8436
85+9
Dwelling types in Vacy
Dwelling types, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House258
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Vacy
Households by weekly income, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49974
$1,500-2,99979
$3,000+68
Top ancestries in Vacy
Top ancestries, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian384
English310
Irish83
Scottish66
Aboriginal46
Other36
Housing tenure in Vacy
Housing tenure, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage126
Rented17
Other5
Cars per household in Vacy
Cars per household, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
141
2103
358
4+47
Commute to work in Vacy
Commute to work, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car212
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home72
Top countries of birth in Vacy
Top countries of birth, Vacy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England21
New Zealand7
Netherlands5
Germany3
United States3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,914 bird observations recorded near Vacy — most often seen:

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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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