Awaba NSW 2283
297 addresses · 30 streets
Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Awaba · 100 km from Sydney
Living Here
Awaba is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 430 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,726 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toronto - Awaba statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Awaba itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 parks
1 Catholic church
1 library
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Awaba, 250 m south-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 11.6 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 95.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 65.8%
Population by age in Awaba
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 68 |
| 15-19 | 34 |
| 20-24 | 29 |
| 25-34 | 45 |
| 35-44 | 40 |
| 45-54 | 74 |
| 55-64 | 67 |
| 65-74 | 38 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Awaba
| House | 139 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Awaba
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 51 |
| $3,000+ | 27 |
Top ancestries in Awaba
| English | 203 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 190 |
| Irish | 45 |
| Scottish | 39 |
| Aboriginal | 26 |
| German | 20 |
Housing tenure in Awaba
| Owned | 55 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 72 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Awaba
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |
| 2 | 52 |
| 3 | 31 |
| 4+ | 33 |
Commute to work in Awaba
| Car | 144 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Awaba
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,803 bird observations recorded near Awaba — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (638)
- Laughing Kookaburra (486)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (478)
- Australian Magpie (450)
- Australian Raven (444)
- Grey Fantail (428)
- Noisy Miner (383)
- Spotted Pardalote (338)
- Eastern Spinebill (322)
- Eastern Rosella (291)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (283)
- Common Myna (275)
- Grey Butcherbird (264)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Awaba
- Superb Fairy-wren (264)
- Bell Miner (238)
- Brown Thornbill (236)
- Eastern Whipbird (231)
- Magpie-lark (226)
- Welcome Swallow (223)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (221)
- Pacific Black Duck (219)
- White-throated Treecreeper (217)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (215)
- Australian Wood Duck (214)
- Australian Pelican (211)
- Chestnut Teal (208)
- Red-browed Finch (207)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (207)
- Little Pied Cormorant (197)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (189)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Awaba:
- Ryhope (3 km)
- Blackalls Park (4 km)
- Toronto (4.2 km)
- Fassifern (4.8 km)
- Kilaben Bay (5 km)
- Balmoral (5.3 km)
- Rathmines (5.3 km)
- Myuna Bay (5.5 km)
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Streets
- Adelaide Street (4)
- Awaba Road (1)
- Barton Street (4)
- Brisbane Street (25)
- Cessnock Road (32)
- Construction Road (2)
- Cranford Road (8)
- Dora Street (3)
- Evans Street (5)
- Fassifern Road (1)
- Forest Road (3)
- Gosford Street (22)
- Heaton Street (32)
- Kilaben Street (9)
- Melbourne Street (9)
- Mulbring Street (16)
- Nellinda Street (27)
- Norah Street (5)
- Olney Street (11)
- Ourimbah Street (5)
- Puddy Lane (11)
- Sherwood Road (2)
- Shonnala Street (8)
- Short Street (2)
- Sydney Street (1)
- Teralba Street (3)
- Toronto Street (4)
- Wangi Road (1)
- Wilton Road (27)
- Wyong Street (14)
