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Wauchope NSW 2446

4,207 addresses · 132 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Wauchope · 303 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Wauchope is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,589 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,114 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,589Population
43Median age
$1,114Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wauchope, 1.4 km north-east · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 13.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 27.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wauchope

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

Tree cover measures, Wauchope NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 49.4%

Population by age in Wauchope
Population by age, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4381
5-14876
15-19409
20-24345
25-34751
35-44624
45-54770
55-64762
65-74818
75-84580
85+281
Dwelling types in Wauchope
Dwelling types, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,173
Townhouse315
Apartment38
Other20
Households by weekly income in Wauchope
Households by weekly income, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650594
$650-1,499962
$1,500-2,999648
$3,000+166
Top ancestries in Wauchope
Top ancestries, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,022
English2,847
Irish708
Aboriginal635
Scottish603
Ancestry NS438
Housing tenure in Wauchope
Housing tenure, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned916
Mortgage714
Rented816
Other56
Cars per household in Wauchope
Cars per household, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0163
11,028
2880
3272
4+150
Commute to work in Wauchope
Commute to work, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,856
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked67
Bicycle4
Home153
Top countries of birth in Wauchope
Top countries of birth, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England161
New Zealand76
Philippines24
Germany14
Thailand14
Netherlands13
Languages used at home in Wauchope
Languages used at home, Wauchope NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous17
French15
Mandarin10
Thai7
Vietnamese7
Arabic6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,193 bird observations recorded near Wauchope — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wauchope

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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