Clifton NSW 2515

Living Here

Clifton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 35 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,583 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Clifton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Scarborough Public School
  • OneSchool Global NSW Illawarra
  • Stanwell Park Public School
  • Coledale Public School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • The Imperial Clifton
• 3 parks

  • Moronga Park
  • Leeder Park
  • Illawarra Park
• 3 beaches

  • Scarborough Beach
  • Wombarra Beach
  • Coledale Beach
• 2 Catholic churches

  • Catholic Church Wombarra
  • St Michael's Catholic Church
• 3 hospitals

  • Coledale Hospital
  • Ramsay Clinic Thirroul
  • Bulli District Hospital
• 2 golf clubs

  • Boomerang Public Golf Course
  • Helensburgh Golf Driving Range
• 2 places to stay

  • Tumbling Waters Retreat
  • Headlands Hotel

Getting around. Train station: Scarborough, 600 m south-west · Airport: Camden Airport, 35.6 km north-west.

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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: 31.3% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 75%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

34,437 bird observations recorded near Clifton — most often seen:

• Little Wattlebird (2,110)
• Satin Bowerbird (1,706)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,578)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,466)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,374)
• Eastern Spinebill (1,373)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,328)
• Crimson Rosella (1,303)
• Australian Magpie (1,292)
• New Holland Honeyeater (1,285)
• Welcome Swallow (1,239)
• Eastern Whipbird (1,227)
• Australian Raven (1,204)

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 Clifton:

• Scarborough (1.4 km)
• Coalcliff (1.8 km)
• Wombarra (2.4 km)
• Maddens Plains (3.1 km)
• Stanwell Park (3.9 km)
• Coledale (4 km)
• Stanwell Tops (4.5 km)
• Darkes Forest (5.9 km)

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