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Avalon Beach NSW 2107

4,920 addresses · 81 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Avalon Beach · 29 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Avalon Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,379 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,481 a week, with median rent near $700 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% 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.

10,379Population
46Median age
$2,481Median household income / wk
$700Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Careel Bay Wharf, 1.1 km north · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 4.7 km north.

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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: 44.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Avalon Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Avalon Beach NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202044.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201951.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202186.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 61.3%

Population by age in Avalon Beach
Population by age, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4478
5-141,491
15-19709
20-24530
25-34652
35-441,145
45-541,526
55-641,599
65-741,305
75-84646
85+292
Dwelling types in Avalon Beach
Dwelling types, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,892
Townhouse168
Apartment489
Other4
Households by weekly income in Avalon Beach
Households by weekly income, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650355
$650-1,499653
$1,500-2,999899
$3,000+1,414
Top ancestries in Avalon Beach
Top ancestries, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,155
Australian3,546
Irish1,545
Scottish1,408
Other995
German489
Housing tenure in Avalon Beach
Housing tenure, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,609
Mortgage1,335
Rented559
Other33
Cars per household in Avalon Beach
Cars per household, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0106
11,001
21,542
3556
4+323
Commute to work in Avalon Beach
Commute to work, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,945
Train0
Bus39
Tram/ferry0
Walked141
Bicycle24
Home2,057
Top countries of birth in Avalon Beach
Top countries of birth, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England990
New Zealand193
United States144
Germany101
South Africa82
Scotland79
Languages used at home in Avalon Beach
Languages used at home, Avalon Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German114
Spanish91
French64
Portuguese35
Italian32
Mandarin28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,968 bird observations recorded near Avalon Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Avalon Beach

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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