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Budgewoi NSW 2262

2,236 addresses · 60 streets

Shortland Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Budgewoi · 78 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Budgewoi is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,497 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,289 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,497Population
44Median age
$1,289Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Budgewoi itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wyee, 8.7 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 20.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 26.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Budgewoi

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

Tree cover measures, Budgewoi NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 50.8%

Population by age in Budgewoi
Population by age, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4198
5-14373
15-19175
20-24180
25-34456
35-44379
45-54434
55-64533
65-74400
75-84277
85+96
Dwelling types in Budgewoi
Dwelling types, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,254
Townhouse24
Apartment108
Other28
Households by weekly income in Budgewoi
Households by weekly income, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650299
$650-1,499458
$1,500-2,999399
$3,000+166
Top ancestries in Budgewoi
Top ancestries, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,520
Australian1,443
Irish444
Scottish346
Ancestry NS274
Aboriginal219
Housing tenure in Budgewoi
Housing tenure, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned512
Mortgage450
Rented416
Other13
Cars per household in Budgewoi
Cars per household, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
087
1575
2502
3154
4+84
Commute to work in Budgewoi
Commute to work, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car798
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle0
Home267
Top countries of birth in Budgewoi
Top countries of birth, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England116
New Zealand52
Germany17
Philippines16
Scotland15
Thailand12
Languages used at home in Budgewoi
Languages used at home, Budgewoi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish9
Russian8
Khmer6
Korean6
Mandarin5
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,476 bird observations recorded near Budgewoi — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Budgewoi

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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