Suburb in Mid-Coast

Possum Brush, NSW

Possum Brush had a population of 145 at the 2021 Census (−2.0% since 2016). Median age 55.0. Median weekly household income $1,325. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Possum Brush at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Possum Brush's population shrank by 2.0% to 145, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 55.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 6.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.3%.

12.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 54.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 48 households.

The median household earns $1,325 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

15.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 36.8% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Possum Brush beside NSW and Australia.

MeasurePossum BrushNSWAustralia
Population1458,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−2.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age55.039.038.0
Households482,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting12.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright54.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,325$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week–$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,950$2,167$1,863
Born overseas15.7%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%28.2%23.6%
No religion36.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1152011
  2. 1482016
  3. 1452021

Age

Median age 55.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Possum Brush New South Wales
Share of people by age, Possum Brush and New South Wales
0–96.9%
10–1917.2%
20–290.0%
30–399.7%
40–499.7%
50–5915.9%
60–6922.1%
70–7913.8%
80+5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Possum Brush at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.4%
  2. English34.6%
  3. Irish13.5%
  4. Scottish12.8%
  5. German9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German3.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.1%
  2. Germany4.5%
  3. the United States2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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