Buxton NSW 2571

Living Here

Buxton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,071 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,942 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Buxton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Buxton Public School
  • Wollondilly Anglican College
• 1 supermarket

  • Friendly Grocer
• 1 park

  • Telopea Park
• 1 childcare centre

  • Little Possums Early Childhood Centre
• 1 service station

  • Bargo Petroleum
• 1 dog park

  • Bargo Off-leash Dog Park

Getting around. Train station: Bargo, 5.7 km south-east · Railway halt: Buxton, 150 m north · Airport: Camden Airport, 27.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 79.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 67.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,031 bird observations recorded near Buxton — most often seen:

• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (383)
• Eastern Spinebill (373)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (352)
• Crimson Rosella (327)
• White-throated Treecreeper (309)
• South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (292)
• Brown Thornbill (289)
• Tasmanian Grey Fantail (289)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (286)
• South-east Eastern Spinebill (285)
• Spotted Pardalote (285)
• Superb Fairy-wren (276)
• Grey Fantail (263)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Buxton:

• Couridjah (3 km)
• Bargo (5.6 km)
• Balmoral Village (5.7 km)
• Balmoral (5.8 km)
• Tahmoor (6.6 km)
• Thirlmere (6.8 km)
• Yanderra (7.8 km)
• Pheasants Nest (9.1 km)

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