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Appin NSW 2560

1,590 addresses · 60 streets

Hume Electorate › Wollondilly LGA › Appin · 53 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Appin is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,213 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,423 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,213Population
33Median age
$2,423Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Douglas Park, 7.1 km west · Airport: Camden Airport, 19.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 66.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Appin

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

Tree cover measures, Appin NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201969.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202176.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 68.8%

Population by age in Appin
Population by age, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4313
5-14569
15-19191
20-24175
25-34449
35-44508
45-54377
55-64314
65-74200
75-8492
85+23
Dwelling types in Appin
Dwelling types, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House930
Townhouse18
Apartment10
Other10
Households by weekly income in Appin
Households by weekly income, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65078
$650-1,499168
$1,500-2,999333
$3,000+319
Top ancestries in Appin
Top ancestries, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,502
English1,246
Irish298
Scottish266
Other240
Aboriginal168
Housing tenure in Appin
Housing tenure, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned253
Mortgage539
Rented163
Other16
Cars per household in Appin
Cars per household, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
018
1192
2420
3191
4+150
Commute to work in Appin
Commute to work, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car827
Train6
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home399
Top countries of birth in Appin
Top countries of birth, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England97
New Zealand34
Scotland15
Fiji11
Germany11
Ireland11
Languages used at home in Appin
Languages used at home, Appin NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic41
Spanish14
Croatian13
Serbian13
Hindi12
Italian10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,718 bird observations recorded near Appin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Appin

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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