Yelgun NSW 2483
40 addresses · 4 streets
Richmond Electorate › Byron LGA › Yelgun · 637 km from Sydney
Living Here
Yelgun is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 88 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mullumbimby statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Yelgun itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
2 golf clubs
2 dog parks
Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 34.9 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 88.2% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 56.4%
Population by age in Yelgun
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 24 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Yelgun
| House | 29 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Yelgun
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Yelgun
| Australian | 45 |
|---|---|
| English | 38 |
| Other | 11 |
| Aboriginal | 8 |
| Scottish | 7 |
| Irish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Yelgun
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Yelgun
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Yelgun
| Car | 27 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Yelgun
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13,859 bird observations recorded near Yelgun — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (737)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (737)
- Australasian Figbird (720)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (633)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (575)
- Eastern Whipbird (573)
- Grey Fantail (551)
- Laughing Kookaburra (543)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (540)
- Pied Currawong (535)
- Brown Thornbill (521)
- Silvereye (503)
- White-browed Scrubwren (458)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Yelgun
- Noisy Miner (455)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (427)
- Australian Magpie (426)
- Spangled Drongo (405)
- Australian Brush-turkey (393)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (390)
- Torresian Crow (385)
- White-headed Pigeon (385)
- Noisy Friarbird (383)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (346)
- Olive-backed Oriole (342)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (334)
- Rufous Whistler (317)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (316)
- Wonga Pigeon (313)
- Pacific Black Duck (312)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (304)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Yelgun:
- Middle Pocket (2.6 km)
- Crabbes Creek (2.9 km)
- Billinudgel (3 km)
- The Pocket (3.8 km)
- South Golden Beach (4.7 km)
- Wooyung (4.7 km)
- Mooball (5 km)
- Ocean Shores (5.1 km)
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Streets
- Browning Lane (4)
- Pacific Highway (1)
- Tweed Valley Way (2)
- Yelgun Road (33)