Wherrol Flat NSW 2429
296 addresses · 17 streets
Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Wherrol Flat · 250 km from Sydney
Living Here
Wherrol Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 329 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,162 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 10% 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 Taree Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wherrol Flat itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 66.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 66.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 67.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 55.1%
Population by age in Wherrol Flat
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 45 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 28 |
| 35-44 | 29 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 73 |
| 65-74 | 62 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Wherrol Flat
| House | 120 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wherrol Flat
| <$650 | 34 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 35 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 29 |
| $3,000+ | 20 |
Top ancestries in Wherrol Flat
| English | 149 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 134 |
| Scottish | 56 |
| Irish | 28 |
| Ancestry NS | 23 |
| Aboriginal | 19 |
Housing tenure in Wherrol Flat
| Owned | 81 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 26 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Wherrol Flat
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 56 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Wherrol Flat
| Car | 84 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Wherrol Flat
| New Zealand | 8 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
333 bird observations recorded near Wherrol Flat — most often seen:
- Laughing Kookaburra (36)
- Australian Magpie (32)
- Galah (18)
- Magpie-lark (17)
- Eastern Rosella (15)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (15)
- Welcome Swallow (14)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (13)
- Willie Wagtail (13)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (12)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10)
- Brown Thornbill (9)
- Satin Bowerbird (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wherrol Flat
- Australian Wood Duck (8)
- Grey Fantail (8)
- Jacky Winter (8)
- Noisy Miner (8)
- Pied Butcherbird (8)
- White-headed Pigeon (8)
- Australian King-parrot (7)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (7)
- Crimson Rosella (7)
- Grey Butcherbird (7)
- Masked Lapwing (7)
- White-browed Scrubwren (7)
- Birds (6)
- Common Myna (6)
- Pacific Black Duck (6)
- White-faced Heron (6)
- White-throated Gerygone (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wherrol Flat:
- Caparra (8.4 km)
- Marlee (8.8 km)
- Mount George (10.1 km)
- Bobin (11 km)
- Dollys Flat (11.5 km)
- Knorrit Flat (12 km)
- Strathcedar (13.1 km)
- Killawarra (13.3 km)
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Streets
- Baltons Road (7)
- Beitibombi Creek Road (10)
- Big Run Road (26)
- Bimbadeen Road (17)
- Black Flat Lane (16)
- Butchers Creek Road (16)
- Caparra Road (20)
- Dingo Tops Road (11)
- Faheys Road (6)
- Inglewood Close (6)
- Landslip Creek Road (3)
- Little Run Road (53)
- Lochinvar Road (8)
- Mount Pleasant Road (13)
- Rivendell Lane (7)
- Turnback Road (16)
- Wherrol Flat Road (61)
