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Belrose NSW 2085

5,483 addresses · 150 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Belrose · 16 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Belrose is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,726 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,598 a week, with median rent near $890 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% 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.

8,726Population
46Median age
$2,598Median household income / wk
$890Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Frenchs Forest - Belrose statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Belrose itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gordon, 6.6 km south-west · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 6.6 km south-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 16.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 59.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Belrose

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

Tree cover measures, Belrose NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201953.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202186.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 58.6%

Population by age in Belrose
Population by age, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4364
5-141,237
15-19612
20-24461
25-34463
35-44961
45-541,375
55-64947
65-74894
75-84953
85+462
Dwelling types in Belrose
Dwelling types, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,310
Townhouse277
Apartment320
Other0
Households by weekly income in Belrose
Households by weekly income, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650339
$650-1,499553
$1,500-2,999627
$3,000+1,227
Top ancestries in Belrose
Top ancestries, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,489
Australian2,962
Other1,240
Irish989
Scottish840
Chinese486
Housing tenure in Belrose
Housing tenure, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,267
Mortgage1,174
Rented336
Other103
Cars per household in Belrose
Cars per household, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0109
1874
21,222
3427
4+240
Commute to work in Belrose
Commute to work, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,504
Train3
Bus52
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle13
Home1,810
Top countries of birth in Belrose
Top countries of birth, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England614
South Africa235
China212
New Zealand149
Iran93
India67
Languages used at home in Belrose
Languages used at home, Belrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin218
Cantonese124
Japanese79
Italian76
Spanish57
Greek49

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,932 bird observations recorded near Belrose — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Belrose

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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