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Arcadia NSW 2159

563 addresses · 23 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Arcadia · 31 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Arcadia is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,475 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,659 a week, with median rent near $485 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 11% 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.

1,475Population
46Median age
$2,659Median household income / wk
$485Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mount Colah, 8.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Hillsbus Dural Depot, 8.8 km south · Ferry wharf: Berowra Waters Ferry Berrilee Ramp, 6.8 km east · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 24.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 65.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Arcadia

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

Tree cover measures, Arcadia NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202065.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201965.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 62%

Population by age in Arcadia
Population by age, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14185
15-19133
20-2469
25-34129
35-44139
45-54223
55-64213
65-74179
75-84119
85+28
Dwelling types in Arcadia
Dwelling types, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House442
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Arcadia
Households by weekly income, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49998
$1,500-2,999105
$3,000+184
Top ancestries in Arcadia
Top ancestries, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English665
Australian528
Irish173
Scottish165
Other105
Italian104
Housing tenure in Arcadia
Housing tenure, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned202
Mortgage168
Rented49
Other15
Cars per household in Arcadia
Cars per household, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
165
2139
3114
4+119
Commute to work in Arcadia
Commute to work, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car300
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle5
Home319
Top countries of birth in Arcadia
Top countries of birth, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England71
New Zealand30
South Africa15
Scotland14
China13
Italy12
Languages used at home in Arcadia
Languages used at home, Arcadia NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian19
Arabic14
Mandarin14
German8
Croatian6
Sinhalese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,478 bird observations recorded near Arcadia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Arcadia

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.