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Avondale NSW 2530

822 addresses · 25 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Avondale · 82 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Avondale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,695 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,524 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,695Population
40Median age
$1,524Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 2.7 km north-east · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 6.1 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 5.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 35.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Avondale

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

Tree cover measures, Avondale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Avondale
Population by age, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4119
5-14189
15-1979
20-2497
25-34256
35-44188
45-54191
55-64276
65-74192
75-8498
85+15
Dwelling types in Avondale
Dwelling types, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House476
Townhouse190
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Avondale
Households by weekly income, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499184
$1,500-2,999201
$3,000+114
Top ancestries in Avondale
Top ancestries, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English740
Australian636
Scottish176
Irish136
Other113
Italian92
Housing tenure in Avondale
Housing tenure, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned226
Mortgage256
Rented174
Other0
Cars per household in Avondale
Cars per household, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
053
1202
2267
384
4+48
Commute to work in Avondale
Commute to work, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car478
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home157
Top countries of birth in Avondale
Top countries of birth, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England91
Italy17
Scotland15
New Zealand14
Philippines14
North Macedonia10
Languages used at home in Avondale
Languages used at home, Avondale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian20
Greek15
Italian15
Spanish13
Serbian12
Portuguese11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

114,110 bird observations recorded near Avondale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Avondale

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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