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Cheltenham NSW 2119

866 addresses · 25 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Cheltenham · 17 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Cheltenham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,166 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $3,573 a week, with median rent near $695 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,166Population
46Median age
$3,573Median household income / wk
$695Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cheltenham, 200 m north · Metro station: Epping, 1.8 km south · Light rail stop: Carlingford, 3.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Oakes Road M2 Bus Station, 3.4 km west · Ferry wharf: Sydney Olympic Park, 7.2 km south · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 20.2 km south-west.

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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: 50% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cheltenham

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

Tree cover measures, Cheltenham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201953.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Cheltenham
Population by age, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-471
5-14288
15-19174
20-24153
25-34134
35-44231
45-54330
55-64357
65-74239
75-84134
85+53
Dwelling types in Cheltenham
Dwelling types, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House666
Townhouse24
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cheltenham
Households by weekly income, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49978
$1,500-2,999145
$3,000+382
Top ancestries in Cheltenham
Top ancestries, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English589
Australian553
Chinese529
Scottish266
Other231
Irish223
Housing tenure in Cheltenham
Housing tenure, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned347
Mortgage279
Rented60
Other4
Cars per household in Cheltenham
Cars per household, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
016
1197
2325
3106
4+45
Commute to work in Cheltenham
Commute to work, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car304
Train38
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home599
Top countries of birth in Cheltenham
Top countries of birth, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China206
Hong Kong78
England65
India49
Sri Lanka37
New Zealand35
Languages used at home in Cheltenham
Languages used at home, Cheltenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin246
Cantonese156
Tamil31
Korean30
Hindi22
Russian14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

138,235 bird observations recorded near Cheltenham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cheltenham

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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