Canada Bay NSW 2046
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Reid Electorate › Canada Bay LGA › Canada Bay · 9 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Canada Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,308 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,473 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Italian, English, Australian. 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 Five Dock - Abbotsford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Canada Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
45 Catholic churches
12 childcare & kindergartens
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Burwood, 1.6 km south-west · Metro station: Campsie, 5.1 km south · Light rail stop: Hawthorne, 3.3 km south-east · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 5.4 km north · Ferry wharf: Abbotsford, 2.8 km north-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 10.8 km south-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: 10.6% 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 | 10.6% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 15.7% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 15.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 62.3%
Population by age in Canada Bay
| 0-4 | 83 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 160 |
| 15-19 | 76 |
| 20-24 | 59 |
| 25-34 | 162 |
| 35-44 | 204 |
| 45-54 | 207 |
| 55-64 | 148 |
| 65-74 | 106 |
| 75-84 | 83 |
| 85+ | 25 |
Dwelling types in Canada Bay
| House | 279 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 78 |
| Apartment | 115 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Canada Bay
| <$650 | 47 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 85 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 125 |
| $3,000+ | 177 |
Top ancestries in Canada Bay
| Italian | 317 |
|---|---|
| English | 260 |
| Australian | 250 |
| Other | 172 |
| Chinese | 165 |
| Irish | 129 |
Housing tenure in Canada Bay
| Owned | 161 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 153 |
| Rented | 153 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Canada Bay
| 0 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 165 |
| 2 | 202 |
| 3 | 52 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Canada Bay
| Car | 255 |
|---|---|
| Train | 7 |
| Bus | 14 |
| Tram/ferry | 6 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 293 |
Top countries of birth in Canada Bay
| Italy | 85 |
|---|---|
| China | 56 |
| England | 36 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Vietnam | 15 |
| South Korea | 14 |
Languages used at home in Canada Bay
| Italian | 146 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 62 |
| Cantonese | 45 |
| Greek | 27 |
| Arabic | 22 |
| Spanish | 17 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
199,439 bird observations recorded near Canada Bay — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (13,333)
- Noisy Miner (12,737)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (12,677)
- Australian Raven (9,444)
- Silver Gull (9,402)
- Common Myna (8,455)
- Superb Fairy-wren (8,360)
- Welcome Swallow (8,286)
- Chestnut Teal (8,078)
- Australian Magpie (8,003)
- Pied Currawong (7,672)
- White-faced Heron (6,214)
- Masked Lapwing (6,151)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Canada Bay
- Dusky Moorhen (6,122)
- Magpie-lark (5,947)
- Rock Dove (5,535)
- Australian Pelican (5,211)
- Pacific Black Duck (5,165)
- Grey Teal (5,039)
- Willie Wagtail (5,018)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,956)
- Eurasian Coot (4,880)
- Black Swan (4,852)
- Little Black Cormorant (4,483)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (4,270)
- Crested Pigeon (4,165)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,005)
- Red Wattlebird (3,772)
- Great Egret (3,743)
- Royal Spoonbill (3,464)
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 Canada Bay:
- Five Dock (1.2 km)
- Concord (1.3 km)
- Croydon (1.7 km)
- Burwood (1.7 km)
- Wareemba (1.8 km)
- Cabarita (2 km)
- Abbotsford (2.2 km)
- Rodd Point (2.4 km)
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Streets
- Banksia Place (4)
- Bayview Road (112)
- Bellbird Close (4)
- Cook Avenue (17)
- Coonardoo Close (3)
- Louden Street (21)
- Lyons Road W (21)
- Maple Close (4)
- Noongah Place (3)
- Queens Road (25)
- Regatta Road (256)
- Renown Street (32)
- Thornton Street (18)
- Walker Street (57)
- Watts Street (6)