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Adamstown NSW 2289

4,183 addresses · 69 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Adamstown · 114 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Adamstown is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,335 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,335Population
36Median age
$1,875Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adamstown, 500 m north-west · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 3.9 km east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 3.3 km east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 5.3 km east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 16.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Adamstown

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

Tree cover measures, Adamstown NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 69.1%

Population by age in Adamstown
Population by age, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4347
5-14727
15-19349
20-24571
25-341,083
35-44860
45-54770
55-64728
65-74484
75-84300
85+109
Dwelling types in Adamstown
Dwelling types, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,714
Townhouse440
Apartment374
Other7
Households by weekly income in Adamstown
Households by weekly income, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650388
$650-1,499572
$1,500-2,999727
$3,000+672
Top ancestries in Adamstown
Top ancestries, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,642
Australian2,557
Irish892
Scottish737
Other492
Ancestry NS266
Housing tenure in Adamstown
Housing tenure, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned686
Mortgage781
Rented1,001
Other37
Cars per household in Adamstown
Cars per household, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0196
1966
2931
3280
4+130
Commute to work in Adamstown
Commute to work, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,851
Train6
Bus36
Tram/ferry0
Walked71
Bicycle20
Home866
Top countries of birth in Adamstown
Top countries of birth, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England124
New Zealand70
North Macedonia49
China35
United States35
India32
Languages used at home in Adamstown
Languages used at home, Adamstown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian74
Mandarin54
Greek31
Spanish26
Italian25
Tagalog20

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53,649 bird observations recorded near Adamstown — most often seen:

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