Waterview Heights NSW 2460

Living Here

Waterview Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,364 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,485 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 park

  • Caramana Park
• 2 Catholic churches

  • St Mary’s Catholic Church
  • St Patrick’s Catholic Church
• 1 hospital

  • Grafton Base Hospital
• 1 gym

  • Waterview Heights Squash Club
• 2 golf clubs

  • GDSC Golf Course
  • Grafton Golf Club
• 2 places to stay

  • Hilldrop Motor Inn
  • Grafton Sunset Caravan Park

Getting around. Train station: Grafton Station, 7.5 km east · Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 17.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 62.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 53.8%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,955 bird observations recorded near Waterview Heights — most often seen:

• Silvereye (510)
• Pacific Black Duck (445)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (389)
• Superb Fairy-wren (312)
• Dusky Moorhen (287)
• Australian Magpie (256)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (253)
• Red-browed Finch (247)
• Tree Martin (245)
• Australian Wood Duck (237)
• Golden Whistler (230)
• Willie Wagtail (224)
• Welcome Swallow (223)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Waterview Heights:

• Waterview (4.1 km)
• Carrs Island (4.4 km)
• Carrs Peninsula (4.8 km)
• Eatonsville (5.7 km)
• Southampton (5.8 km)
• Carrs Creek (6.1 km)
• Grafton (6.4 km)
• Rushforth (6.9 km)

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