Suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Long Flat, NSW

Long Flat had a population of 112 at the 2021 Census (−9.7% since 2016). Median age 45.8. Median weekly household income $833. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Long Flat at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Long Flat's population shrank by 9.7% to 112, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 45.8, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.5%.

8.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 45.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 46 households.

The median household earns $833 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

6.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 47.6% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Long Flat beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureLong FlatNSWAustralia
Population1128,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−9.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age45.838.438.2
Households462,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting8.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright45.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$833$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,081$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.4%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion47.6%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

−9.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1262011
  2. 1242016
  3. 1122021

Age

Median age 45.8, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Long Flat New South Wales
Share of people by age, Long Flat and New South Wales
0–99.8%
10–1915.2%
20–299.8%
30–3911.6%
40–4912.5%
50–5923.2%
60–6911.6%
70–799.8%
80+2.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Long Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian59.8%
  2. English34.6%
  3. Irish13.1%
  4. Scottish11.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Long Flat

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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