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Caringbah NSW 2229

10,874 addresses · 80 streets

Cook Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Caringbah · 20 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A suburb in Sydney's Sutherland Shire with a commercial centre and hospital, Caringbah is family-friendly. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is $1,890 a week, with rent around $470.

Caringbah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,575 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,890 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,575Population
37Median age
$1,890Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Caringbah - Lilli Pilli statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Caringbah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Caringbah, 400 m south · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6.8 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Cronulla, 3.1 km south-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 11.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
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: 11.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Caringbah

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

Tree cover measures, Caringbah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201916.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in Caringbah
Population by age, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4885
5-141,431
15-19589
20-24716
25-342,090
35-441,896
45-541,680
55-641,327
65-741,073
75-84621
85+276
Dwelling types in Caringbah
Dwelling types, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,455
Townhouse1,436
Apartment2,353
Other0
Households by weekly income in Caringbah
Households by weekly income, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650818
$650-1,4991,249
$1,500-2,9991,557
$3,000+1,384
Top ancestries in Caringbah
Top ancestries, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,621
Australian4,325
Irish1,530
Other1,354
Scottish1,180
Ancestry NS623
Housing tenure in Caringbah
Housing tenure, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,377
Mortgage1,778
Rented2,007
Other51
Cars per household in Caringbah
Cars per household, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0512
12,352
21,774
3395
4+163
Commute to work in Caringbah
Commute to work, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,885
Train146
Bus19
Tram/ferry0
Walked209
Bicycle28
Home2,122
Top countries of birth in Caringbah
Top countries of birth, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England480
New Zealand253
China232
Philippines131
India100
South Africa81
Languages used at home in Caringbah
Languages used at home, Caringbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin248
Greek159
Russian143
Spanish135
Cantonese121
Portuguese99

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

72,523 bird observations recorded near Caringbah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Caringbah

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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