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Werris Creek NSW 2341

1,149 addresses · 50 streets

New England Electorate › Liverpool Plains LGA › Werris Creek · 285 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Werris Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,478 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $941 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,478Population
50Median age
$941Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Werris Creek, 100 m north-east · Airport: Tamworth Regional Airport, 35.2 km north-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: 16% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Werris Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Werris Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.3% · Labour-force participation 43.5%

Population by age in Werris Creek
Population by age, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-471
5-14173
15-1974
20-2467
25-34136
35-44137
45-54162
55-64228
65-74238
75-84147
85+45
Dwelling types in Werris Creek
Dwelling types, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House592
Townhouse3
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Werris Creek
Households by weekly income, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650178
$650-1,499236
$1,500-2,999116
$3,000+46
Top ancestries in Werris Creek
Top ancestries, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian649
English602
Aboriginal285
Irish173
Scottish141
Ancestry NS110
Housing tenure in Werris Creek
Housing tenure, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned297
Mortgage145
Rented144
Other9
Cars per household in Werris Creek
Cars per household, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
052
1254
2186
371
4+39
Commute to work in Werris Creek
Commute to work, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car304
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle0
Home51
Top countries of birth in Werris Creek
Top countries of birth, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England16
New Zealand13
Germany5
Ireland5
South Korea3
Pakistan3
Languages used at home in Werris Creek
Languages used at home, Werris Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous11
Spanish5
Korean4
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

621 bird observations recorded near Werris Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Werris Creek

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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