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Bellbird NSW 2325

2,003 addresses · 61 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Bellbird · 113 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bellbird is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,338 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,427 a week, with median rent near $323 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,338Population
34Median age
$1,427Median household income / wk
$323Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cessnock statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bellbird itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 8.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 25.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bellbird

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

Tree cover measures, Bellbird NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 58.7%

Population by age in Bellbird
Population by age, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4196
5-14351
15-19146
20-24145
25-34340
35-44284
45-54266
55-64280
65-74230
75-8476
85+27
Dwelling types in Bellbird
Dwelling types, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House748
Townhouse63
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bellbird
Households by weekly income, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650153
$650-1,499258
$1,500-2,999271
$3,000+110
Top ancestries in Bellbird
Top ancestries, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,160
English991
Scottish295
Aboriginal227
Irish179
Ancestry NS116
Housing tenure in Bellbird
Housing tenure, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned260
Mortgage319
Rented206
Other15
Cars per household in Bellbird
Cars per household, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
028
1268
2328
3106
4+82
Commute to work in Bellbird
Commute to work, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car640
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle6
Home104
Top countries of birth in Bellbird
Top countries of birth, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England41
New Zealand23
Thailand15
United States12
Philippines10
Scotland6
Languages used at home in Bellbird
Languages used at home, Bellbird NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai13
Tagalog6
Vietnamese6
Spanish5
Mandarin3
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,082 bird observations recorded near Bellbird — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bellbird

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.