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Caringbah South NSW 2229

5,934 addresses · 100 streets

Cook Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Caringbah South · 22 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Caringbah South is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 13,168 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,721 a week, with median rent near $730 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

13,168Population
42Median age
$2,721Median household income / wk
$730Median rent / wk
2.9Avg 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 South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Caringbah, 1.3 km north · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6 km west · Ferry wharf: Cronulla, 2.6 km east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 13.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 19.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Caringbah South

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

Tree cover measures, Caringbah South NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201931.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 64.1%

Population by age in Caringbah South
Population by age, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4829
5-141,853
15-19865
20-24721
25-341,135
35-441,619
45-541,837
55-641,704
65-741,421
75-84774
85+412
Dwelling types in Caringbah South
Dwelling types, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,383
Townhouse999
Apartment30
Other0
Households by weekly income in Caringbah South
Households by weekly income, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650485
$650-1,499800
$1,500-2,999956
$3,000+1,921
Top ancestries in Caringbah South
Top ancestries, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,459
Australian5,020
Irish1,754
Scottish1,387
Other1,036
Italian720
Housing tenure in Caringbah South
Housing tenure, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,058
Mortgage1,774
Rented514
Other41
Cars per household in Caringbah South
Cars per household, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0148
11,115
22,001
3652
4+462
Commute to work in Caringbah South
Commute to work, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,782
Train62
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked56
Bicycle10
Home2,563
Top countries of birth in Caringbah South
Top countries of birth, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England481
New Zealand160
China107
South Africa72
Italy64
Ireland59
Languages used at home in Caringbah South
Languages used at home, Caringbah South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek195
Italian104
Mandarin85
Cantonese81
Spanish71
Arabic68

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

85,536 bird observations recorded near Caringbah South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Caringbah South

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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