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Alexandria NSW 2015

10,138 addresses · 70 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Alexandria · 4 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A former industrial inner-southern Sydney suburb transformed into warehouse apartments and creative offices, Alexandria is affluent and central. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 34. Median household income is high at $2,654 a week, with rent around $560.

Alexandria is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,649 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,654 a week, with median rent near $560 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 47% of households own their home and 52% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,649Population
34Median age
$2,654Median household income / wk
$560Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 600 m east · Metro station: Waterloo, 1 km north-east · Light rail stop: Surry Hills, 2.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 3.7 km south · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 4 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 4.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 9.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alexandria

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

Tree cover measures, Alexandria NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 81.1%

Population by age in Alexandria
Population by age, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4474
5-14597
15-19176
20-24578
25-343,143
35-442,109
45-541,247
55-64732
65-74399
75-84152
85+44
Dwelling types in Alexandria
Dwelling types, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House214
Townhouse1,309
Apartment2,939
Other25
Households by weekly income in Alexandria
Households by weekly income, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650331
$650-1,499587
$1,500-2,9991,437
$3,000+1,962
Top ancestries in Alexandria
Top ancestries, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,049
Australian2,347
Other1,742
Irish1,313
Chinese978
Scottish958
Housing tenure in Alexandria
Housing tenure, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned560
Mortgage1,535
Rented2,344
Other26
Cars per household in Alexandria
Cars per household, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,022
12,551
2734
3125
4+38
Commute to work in Alexandria
Commute to work, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,133
Train232
Bus75
Tram/ferry0
Walked319
Bicycle128
Home3,930
Top countries of birth in Alexandria
Top countries of birth, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England492
New Zealand315
China248
United States137
Indonesia117
India105
Languages used at home in Alexandria
Languages used at home, Alexandria NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin299
Spanish190
Cantonese186
Portuguese100
Indonesian99
French88

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

338,380 bird observations recorded near Alexandria — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alexandria

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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