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Bateau Bay NSW 2261

6,272 addresses · 186 streets

Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Bateau Bay · 59 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bateau Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,516 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,475 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

12,516Population
42Median age
$1,475Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bateau Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lisarow, 9.4 km west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 16 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 27.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bateau Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Bateau Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 54.1%

Population by age in Bateau Bay
Population by age, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4739
5-141,665
15-19660
20-24551
25-341,346
35-441,561
45-541,371
55-641,533
65-741,477
75-84991
85+616
Dwelling types in Bateau Bay
Dwelling types, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,713
Townhouse514
Apartment434
Other8
Households by weekly income in Bateau Bay
Households by weekly income, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650954
$650-1,4991,267
$1,500-2,9991,301
$3,000+858
Top ancestries in Bateau Bay
Top ancestries, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,366
Australian5,287
Irish1,686
Scottish1,307
Ancestry NS846
Other720
Housing tenure in Bateau Bay
Housing tenure, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,662
Mortgage1,637
Rented1,110
Other190
Cars per household in Bateau Bay
Cars per household, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0358
11,570
21,804
3557
4+306
Commute to work in Bateau Bay
Commute to work, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,906
Train14
Bus21
Tram/ferry3
Walked44
Bicycle9
Home1,263
Top countries of birth in Bateau Bay
Top countries of birth, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England502
New Zealand182
Scotland64
Philippines52
South Africa51
Ireland50
Languages used at home in Bateau Bay
Languages used at home, Bateau Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian41
Spanish41
German28
Portuguese25
Afrikaans20
Greek20

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,128 bird observations recorded near Bateau Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bateau Bay

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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