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Abernethy NSW 2325

160 addresses · 12 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Abernethy · 111 km from Sydney

Living Here

Abernethy is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 317 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,069 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

317Population
37Median age
$2,069Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 12.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 83.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Abernethy

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

Tree cover measures, Abernethy NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202083.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 68.1%

Population by age in Abernethy
Population by age, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1443
15-1930
20-2411
25-3441
35-4436
45-5466
55-6439
65-7423
75-848
85+3
Dwelling types in Abernethy
Dwelling types, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House104
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Abernethy
Households by weekly income, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Abernethy
Top ancestries, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian165
English126
Scottish52
Aboriginal34
Irish19
Ancestry NS15
Housing tenure in Abernethy
Housing tenure, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned28
Mortgage59
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Abernethy
Cars per household, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
120
237
320
4+19
Commute to work in Abernethy
Commute to work, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car112
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Abernethy
Top countries of birth, Abernethy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Philippines5
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,028 bird observations recorded near Abernethy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Abernethy

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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