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Barnsley NSW 2278

868 addresses · 32 streets

Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Barnsley · 110 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Barnsley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,735 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,784 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,735Population
39Median age
$1,784Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barnsley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cockle Creek, 3.3 km south-east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 16 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 53.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barnsley

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

Tree cover measures, Barnsley NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 67.1%

Population by age in Barnsley
Population by age, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14211
15-19106
20-24111
25-34240
35-44228
45-54226
55-64247
65-74204
75-8454
85+14
Dwelling types in Barnsley
Dwelling types, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House611
Townhouse0
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Barnsley
Households by weekly income, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65082
$650-1,499172
$1,500-2,999220
$3,000+108
Top ancestries in Barnsley
Top ancestries, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian826
English811
Scottish199
Irish165
Aboriginal136
German71
Housing tenure in Barnsley
Housing tenure, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned211
Mortgage316
Rented80
Other3
Cars per household in Barnsley
Cars per household, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
015
1144
2241
3113
4+97
Commute to work in Barnsley
Commute to work, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car590
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle3
Home117
Top countries of birth in Barnsley
Top countries of birth, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England42
New Zealand14
Scotland5
Canada3
Fiji3
Malaysia3
Languages used at home in Barnsley
Languages used at home, Barnsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek4
Macedonian4
Tagalog4
Thai4
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,693 bird observations recorded near Barnsley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barnsley

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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