Birchgrove NSW 2041
1,734 addresses · 32 streets
Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Birchgrove · 3 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Birchgrove is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,228 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $3,603 a week, with median rent near $700 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Balmain statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Birchgrove itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 playground
1 dog park
Getting around. Train station: Waverton, 2.1 km north-east · Metro station: Barangaroo, 2.1 km south-east · Light rail stop: John Street Square, 2 km south-east · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 2.3 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Balmain, 500 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 7.8 km east.
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: 16.4% 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 | 16.4% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 24.7% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 66.2%
Population by age in Birchgrove
| 0-4 | 162 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 402 |
| 15-19 | 167 |
| 20-24 | 101 |
| 25-34 | 302 |
| 35-44 | 435 |
| 45-54 | 518 |
| 55-64 | 484 |
| 65-74 | 425 |
| 75-84 | 196 |
| 85+ | 37 |
Dwelling types in Birchgrove
| House | 363 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 681 |
| Apartment | 233 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Birchgrove
| <$650 | 111 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 146 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 258 |
| $3,000+ | 702 |
Top ancestries in Birchgrove
| English | 1,427 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 947 |
| Irish | 599 |
| Scottish | 433 |
| Other | 379 |
| Italian | 150 |
Housing tenure in Birchgrove
| Owned | 527 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 383 |
| Rented | 345 |
| Other | 22 |
Cars per household in Birchgrove
| 0 | 113 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 651 |
| 2 | 408 |
| 3 | 76 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Birchgrove
| Car | 345 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 22 |
| Tram/ferry | 18 |
| Walked | 49 |
| Bicycle | 17 |
| Home | 1,057 |
Top countries of birth in Birchgrove
| England | 322 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 77 |
| United States | 54 |
| Ireland | 37 |
| Germany | 33 |
| Scotland | 31 |
Languages used at home in Birchgrove
| German | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 34 |
| French | 30 |
| Italian | 28 |
| Spanish | 25 |
| Greek | 18 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
193,423 bird observations recorded near Birchgrove — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (20,510)
- Noisy Miner (17,442)
- Australian White Ibis (15,466)
- Silver Gull (12,817)
- Australian Magpie (11,577)
- Rock Dove (11,198)
- Pied Currawong (8,527)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (8,476)
- Welcome Swallow (8,037)
- Common Myna (7,066)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6,874)
- Australian Brush-turkey (5,605)
- Australian Raven (5,596)
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- Masked Lapwing (5,469)
- Dusky Moorhen (5,308)
- Little Black Cormorant (5,094)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,369)
- Magpie-lark (4,088)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,995)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,855)
- Crested Pigeon (3,124)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,109)
- White-faced Heron (2,646)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (2,286)
- Southern Noisy Miner (1,981)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,881)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,821)
- Australasian Figbird (1,776)
- Pied Cormorant (1,772)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,658)
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 Birchgrove:
- Balmain (0.7 km)
- Balmain East (1.2 km)
- Rozelle (1.7 km)
- Woolwich (1.7 km)
- Mcmahons Point (2.1 km)
- Millers Point (2.2 km)
- Pyrmont (2.3 km)
- Barangaroo (2.3 km)
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Streets
- Ballast Point Road (109)
- Bay Street (34)
- Birchgrove Road (30)
- Cameron Street (29)
- Challenger Place (8)
- Church Street (85)
- Cove Street (58)
- Cover Street (5)
- Deloitte Avenue (1)
- Dock Road (29)
- Ferdinand Street (15)
- Gipps Street (73)
- Gow Street (1)
- Grove Street (108)
- Lizzie Webber Place (7)
- Louisa Road (261)
- Mckell Street (95)
- Numa Street (23)
- Phillip Street (64)
- Reuss Street (23)
- River Street (25)
- Rose Street (47)
- Rowntree Street (163)
- Sardinia Place (10)
- Short Street (116)
- Spring Street (30)
- The Terrace (8)
- Thomas Street (45)
- Water Street (118)
- Wharf Road (95)
- Yeend Street (18)
- Yerroulbin Street (1)