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Wards River NSW 2422

155 addresses · 15 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Wards River · 196 km from Sydney

Living Here

Wards River is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 178 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $783 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

178Population
55Median age
$783Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bulahdelah - Stroud statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wards River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 51.3 km east.

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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: 43% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wards River

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

Tree cover measures, Wards River NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202043.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 41%

Population by age in Wards River
Population by age, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1416
15-195
20-243
25-3414
35-4417
45-5428
55-6434
65-7437
75-8416
85+0
Dwelling types in Wards River
Dwelling types, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House74
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wards River
Households by weekly income, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49935
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Wards River
Top ancestries, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian89
English70
Ancestry NS22
Scottish17
Aboriginal10
German7
Housing tenure in Wards River
Housing tenure, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned38
Mortgage16
Rented15
Other0
Cars per household in Wards River
Cars per household, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
07
125
232
35
4+10
Commute to work in Wards River
Commute to work, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car35
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Wards River
Top countries of birth, Wards River NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand5
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,332 bird observations recorded near Wards River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wards River

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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Streets

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