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Boat Harbour NSW 2316

648 addresses · 24 streets

Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Boat Harbour · 147 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Boat Harbour is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 993 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,741 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

993Population
47Median age
$1,741Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Newcastle Airport, 25.3 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 51.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boat Harbour

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

Tree cover measures, Boat Harbour NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 61.6%

Population by age in Boat Harbour
Population by age, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14138
15-1975
20-2440
25-3469
35-4499
45-54147
55-64166
65-74147
75-8454
85+21
Dwelling types in Boat Harbour
Dwelling types, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House320
Townhouse40
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boat Harbour
Households by weekly income, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49989
$1,500-2,999120
$3,000+86
Top ancestries in Boat Harbour
Top ancestries, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English456
Australian402
Scottish148
Irish130
Other64
Aboriginal42
Housing tenure in Boat Harbour
Housing tenure, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned171
Mortgage116
Rented68
Other4
Cars per household in Boat Harbour
Cars per household, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
188
2158
371
4+37
Commute to work in Boat Harbour
Commute to work, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car252
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home126
Top countries of birth in Boat Harbour
Top countries of birth, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England38
New Zealand18
South Africa9
India6
United States4
Wales4
Languages used at home in Boat Harbour
Languages used at home, Boat Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French6
Japanese5
Polish4
Mandarin3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,017 bird observations recorded near Boat Harbour — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boat Harbour

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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