South Murwillumbah vs Fernvale

Population, income, rent and housing for South Murwillumbah, NSW and Fernvale, NSW, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

South Murwillumbah on the left, Fernvale on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

1,064 Rank 3,882
Population
261 Rank 6,327
$589/wk Rank 7,241
Median Weekly Income
$610/wk Rank 6,937
$390/wk Rank 2,258
Median Weekly Rent
$330/wk Rank 3,803
48 years
Median Age
44 years
$1,687/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,645/mo
$1,292/wk
Household Income
$1,485/wk
$1,496/wk
Family Income
$1,562/wk
2.4 people
Household Size
2.8 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

South Murwillumbah

30.2%
25% to 35%: moderate stress

Fernvale

22.2%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

South Murwillumbah

Male 50.4% Female 49.6%
Density: 94 people/km²

Fernvale

Male 53.1% Female 46.9%
Density: 20 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Fernvale
Lower median rent Fernvale
Larger population South Murwillumbah
Lower rent share of income Fernvale

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.