Casuarina, New South Wales

28°18′06″S 153°34′17″E / 28.30167°S 153.57139°E / -28.30167; 153.57139Population2,678 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2487Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location105 km (65 mi) SSE of BrisbaneLGA(s)Tweed ShireState electorate(s)TweedFederal division(s)Richmond

Casuarina is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census Casuarina recorded a population of 2,678 people,^[2] 50.2% female and 49.8% male.

The median age of the Casuarina population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37.

80.7% of people living in Casuarina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.9%, United States of America 1.2%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.7%.

92.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Balinese, 0.2% Maltese.

Houses in the area typically do not have backyards, but most are very close to the beach.

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