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Balgowlah NSW 2093

4,874 addresses · 60 streets

Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Balgowlah · 10 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Balgowlah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,068 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,681 a week, with median rent near $640 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 68% of households own their home and 31% 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.

8,068Population
41Median age
$2,681Median household income / wk
$640Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: St Leonards, 7 km south-west · Metro station: Crows Nest, 6.8 km south-west · Bus interchange: Cremorne Point Wharf, Milson Rd, 6.6 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 2.1 km east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 8.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 17.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balgowlah

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

Tree cover measures, Balgowlah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201929.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 68.1%

Population by age in Balgowlah
Population by age, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4539
5-141,078
15-19471
20-24367
25-34849
35-441,205
45-541,284
55-64944
65-74668
75-84506
85+161
Dwelling types in Balgowlah
Dwelling types, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,091
Townhouse728
Apartment1,269
Other64
Households by weekly income in Balgowlah
Households by weekly income, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650308
$650-1,499543
$1,500-2,999766
$3,000+1,382
Top ancestries in Balgowlah
Top ancestries, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,575
Australian2,465
Irish1,184
Scottish1,049
Other1,038
Italian365
Housing tenure in Balgowlah
Housing tenure, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,076
Mortgage1,035
Rented984
Other32
Cars per household in Balgowlah
Cars per household, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0240
11,557
21,046
3196
4+85
Commute to work in Balgowlah
Commute to work, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,078
Train0
Bus132
Tram/ferry0
Walked119
Bicycle27
Home2,271
Top countries of birth in Balgowlah
Top countries of birth, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England778
New Zealand219
South Africa157
United States123
Scotland84
China81
Languages used at home in Balgowlah
Languages used at home, Balgowlah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish115
French109
Mandarin95
Portuguese86
Italian83
German67

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

131,490 bird observations recorded near Balgowlah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balgowlah

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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