Flat Tops, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Flat Tops is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Flat Tops a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Flat Tops from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
69/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (69/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
66/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $235 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 66% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Flat Tops at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 21
- Median age
- 64
- Median weekly household income
- $1,625
- SEIFA score
- 1021
- Local government area
- Dungog
- Coordinates
- -32.4334, 151.8098
Map of Flat Tops
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Housing & property in Flat Tops
What it costs to live in Flat Tops and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $235
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $250
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Flat Tops demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Flat Tops demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Flat Tops using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 61% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7 | 39% |
| Seniors (65+) | 11 | 61% |
Share of the 18 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 10 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 14 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 14 occupied private dwellings in Flat Tops.
- Average household size
- 1.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $866
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 13 (62%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.9%
- Employed full-time
- 10
- Employed part-time
- 10
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Flat Tops
Is Flat Tops a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Flat Tops rates 68/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Flat Tops?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Flat Tops was $235, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $250. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Flat Tops?
Flat Tops is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Dungog local government area.
What is the population of Flat Tops?
At the 2021 Census, Flat Tops had a population of about 21.
Is Flat Tops an advantaged area?
Flat Tops has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.
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