Beaconsfield NSW 2015
1,060 addresses · 9 streets
Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Beaconsfield · 5 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Beaconsfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,172 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $3,061 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 50% of households own their home and 49% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Waterloo - Beaconsfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Beaconsfield itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
110 schools
- Montessori Preschool of Sydney
- Yudi Gunyi School
- Gardeners Road Public School
- Alexandria Park Community School
- Mini Masterminds
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
- Central Sydney Intensive English High School
- St Therese Catholic Primary School
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Erskineville Public School
63 hospitals
22 childcare & kindergartens
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 550 m north · Metro station: Waterloo, 1.5 km north · Light rail stop: Kensington, 2.1 km east · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 3.1 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 4.6 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 4.4 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 7.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.9% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 10.1% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 83.5%
Population by age in Beaconsfield
| 0-4 | 83 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 66 |
| 15-19 | 27 |
| 20-24 | 104 |
| 25-34 | 353 |
| 35-44 | 246 |
| 45-54 | 131 |
| 55-64 | 96 |
| 65-74 | 51 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Beaconsfield
| House | 77 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 212 |
| Apartment | 174 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Beaconsfield
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 61 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 136 |
| $3,000+ | 229 |
Top ancestries in Beaconsfield
| English | 322 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 274 |
| Other | 210 |
| Chinese | 151 |
| Irish | 134 |
| Scottish | 110 |
Housing tenure in Beaconsfield
| Owned | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 169 |
| Rented | 232 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Beaconsfield
| 0 | 61 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 260 |
| 2 | 108 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Beaconsfield
| Car | 189 |
|---|---|
| Train | 29 |
| Bus | 15 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 47 |
| Bicycle | 14 |
| Home | 426 |
Top countries of birth in Beaconsfield
| England | 44 |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 39 |
| New Zealand | 34 |
| Hong Kong | 22 |
| China | 21 |
| India | 19 |
Languages used at home in Beaconsfield
| Cantonese | 44 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 34 |
| Indonesian | 31 |
| Spanish | 23 |
| French | 21 |
| Vietnamese | 14 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
348,781 bird observations recorded near Beaconsfield — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (24,068)
- Australian White Ibis (24,059)
- Noisy Miner (21,353)
- Rock Dove (17,474)
- Welcome Swallow (14,771)
- Common Myna (14,681)
- Australian Raven (13,899)
- Pied Currawong (13,752)
- Pacific Black Duck (13,462)
- Australian Magpie (13,450)
- Dusky Moorhen (12,458)
- Magpie-lark (11,924)
- Silver Gull (10,760)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Beaconsfield
- Eurasian Coot (10,682)
- Crested Pigeon (10,526)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (10,175)
- Willie Wagtail (9,712)
- Little Black Cormorant (9,379)
- Black Swan (9,292)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (8,165)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7,918)
- Little Pied Cormorant (7,847)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (7,677)
- Laughing Kookaburra (7,628)
- Common Starling (7,574)
- Australasian Grebe (7,454)
- Hardhead (7,386)
- Masked Lapwing (7,274)
- Grey Butcherbird (7,126)
- Little Corella (6,855)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Beaconsfield:
- Rosebery (0.7 km)
- Alexandria (0.7 km)
- Zetland (0.8 km)
- Waterloo (1.4 km)
- Erskineville (1.6 km)
- Eveleigh (1.8 km)
- Eastlakes (1.9 km)
- Mascot (1.9 km)
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Streets
- Beaconsfield Street (41)
- Botany Road (179)
- Collins Street (31)
- Johnson Street (1)
- Queen Street (421)
- Reserve Street (19)
- Victoria Lane (1)
- Victoria Street (345)
- William Street (22)
