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Aberdare NSW 2325

1,329 addresses · 17 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Aberdare · 115 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Aberdare is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,542 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,251 a week, with median rent near $303 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,542Population
36Median age
$1,251Median household income / wk
$303Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cessnock statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Aberdare itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 7.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 37% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Aberdare

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Aberdare NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202037.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 57.8%

Population by age in Aberdare
Population by age, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4173
5-14350
15-19174
20-24161
25-34370
35-44284
45-54313
55-64318
65-74246
75-84123
85+30
Dwelling types in Aberdare
Dwelling types, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House794
Townhouse185
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Aberdare
Households by weekly income, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650204
$650-1,499343
$1,500-2,999269
$3,000+113
Top ancestries in Aberdare
Top ancestries, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,204
English1,121
Scottish333
Aboriginal272
Irish181
Other113
Housing tenure in Aberdare
Housing tenure, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned293
Mortgage332
Rented346
Other6
Cars per household in Aberdare
Cars per household, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1390
2322
3135
4+86
Commute to work in Aberdare
Commute to work, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car718
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle4
Home101
Top countries of birth in Aberdare
Top countries of birth, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England44
New Zealand19
Philippines13
Scotland9
South Africa9
Thailand9
Languages used at home in Aberdare
Languages used at home, Aberdare NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Russian6
Thai6
Gujarati4
Italian4
Spanish4
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,363 bird observations recorded near Aberdare — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Aberdare

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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