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Cams Wharf NSW 2281

235 addresses · 10 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Cams Wharf · 91 km from Sydney

Living Here

Cams Wharf is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 182 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,385 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

182Population
56Median age
$1,385Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Swansea - Caves Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cams Wharf itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dora Creek, 11.6 km west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 6.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 66.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cams Wharf

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

Tree cover measures, Cams Wharf NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 47.1%

Population by age in Cams Wharf
Population by age, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1426
15-1911
20-244
25-340
35-4424
45-5429
55-6434
65-7436
75-8422
85+0
Dwelling types in Cams Wharf
Dwelling types, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse53
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cams Wharf
Households by weekly income, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Cams Wharf
Top ancestries, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English94
Australian56
Irish23
Scottish18
Ancestry NS9
German8
Housing tenure in Cams Wharf
Housing tenure, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage18
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Cams Wharf
Cars per household, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
143
232
310
4+3
Commute to work in Cams Wharf
Commute to work, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car38
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Cams Wharf
Top countries of birth, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines8
England7
Canada5
Languages used at home in Cams Wharf
Languages used at home, Cams Wharf NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog5
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,659 bird observations recorded near Cams Wharf — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cams Wharf

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.