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Cessnock NSW 2325

9,209 addresses · 254 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Cessnock · 116 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A regional town at the gateway to the Hunter Valley wine country, Cessnock has a former coal-mining heritage. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,192 a week, with rent around $320.

Cessnock is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 16,300 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,192 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

16,300Population
40Median age
$1,192Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 5.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 59.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 43.7%

Population by age in Cessnock
Population by age, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4930
5-141,861
15-19884
20-241,026
25-342,326
35-442,067
45-541,915
55-641,850
65-741,796
75-841,077
85+567
Dwelling types in Cessnock
Dwelling types, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,745
Townhouse731
Apartment118
Other36
Households by weekly income in Cessnock
Households by weekly income, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,271
$650-1,4991,908
$1,500-2,9991,485
$3,000+590
Top ancestries in Cessnock
Top ancestries, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian6,514
English6,251
Ancestry NS2,596
Scottish1,841
Aboriginal1,459
Irish1,314
Housing tenure in Cessnock
Housing tenure, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,744
Mortgage1,567
Rented2,128
Other110
Cars per household in Cessnock
Cars per household, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0432
12,244
21,863
3657
4+332
Commute to work in Cessnock
Commute to work, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,612
Train3
Bus15
Tram/ferry7
Walked115
Bicycle12
Home549
Top countries of birth in Cessnock
Top countries of birth, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England288
New Zealand183
Philippines88
Scotland67
Thailand47
India40
Languages used at home in Cessnock
Languages used at home, Cessnock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai52
Tagalog34
Mandarin30
Nepali27
Spanish25
Cantonese20

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