Coalcliff NSW 2508
112 addresses · 3 streets
Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Coalcliff · 47 km from Sydney
Living Here
Coalcliff is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 212 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $3,299 a week, with median rent near $640 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers work from home. 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.
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: Coalcliff itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 cafés & restaurants
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 library
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Coalcliff, 300 m north · Airport: Camden Airport, 35 km north-west.
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: 63.3% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 63.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 88.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 58.3%
Population by age in Coalcliff
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 36 |
| 55-64 | 38 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Coalcliff
| House | 71 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Coalcliff
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 39 |
Top ancestries in Coalcliff
| English | 95 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 61 |
| Irish | 49 |
| Other | 24 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| German | 18 |
Housing tenure in Coalcliff
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 35 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Coalcliff
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Coalcliff
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 51 |
Top countries of birth in Coalcliff
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Ireland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Coalcliff
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
29,570 bird observations recorded near Coalcliff — most often seen:
- Little Wattlebird (1,875)
- Satin Bowerbird (1,590)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,356)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,269)
- Crimson Rosella (1,175)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,166)
- Australian Magpie (1,157)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,134)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,121)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,114)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,094)
- Australian Raven (1,090)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,078)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Coalcliff
- Welcome Swallow (1,065)
- Pied Currawong (1,010)
- Silver Gull (954)
- Brown Thornbill (951)
- White-browed Scrubwren (920)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (906)
- Red Wattlebird (905)
- Grey Butcherbird (774)
- Willie Wagtail (727)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (714)
- Masked Lapwing (695)
- Grey Fantail (680)
- Australian King-parrot (670)
- Silvereye (644)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (608)
- Crested Tern (574)
- Noisy Miner (554)
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 Coalcliff:
- Clifton (1.8 km)
- Stanwell Park (2.1 km)
- Stanwell Tops (2.7 km)
- Scarborough (3.2 km)
- Wombarra (4.2 km)
- Otford (4.3 km)
- Maddens Plains (4.4 km)
- Coledale (5.8 km)
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Streets
- Bombora Way (1)
- Lawrence Hargrave Drive (61)
- Paterson Road (50)
