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Coniston NSW 2500

1,425 addresses · 24 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Coniston · 70 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Coniston is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,267 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,535 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Macedonian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,267Population
39Median age
$1,535Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coniston, 350 m east · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 2 km south · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 1.2 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 16 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coniston

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

Tree cover measures, Coniston NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Coniston
Population by age, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-497
5-14224
15-19111
20-24222
25-34358
35-44269
45-54286
55-64251
65-74217
75-84152
85+85
Dwelling types in Coniston
Dwelling types, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House451
Townhouse159
Apartment273
Other4
Households by weekly income in Coniston
Households by weekly income, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650160
$650-1,499262
$1,500-2,999268
$3,000+154
Top ancestries in Coniston
Top ancestries, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English603
Australian586
Other311
Macedonian267
Irish196
Scottish181
Housing tenure in Coniston
Housing tenure, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned277
Mortgage223
Rented371
Other9
Cars per household in Coniston
Cars per household, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
091
1394
2258
398
4+42
Commute to work in Coniston
Commute to work, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car530
Train19
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle9
Home267
Top countries of birth in Coniston
Top countries of birth, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
North Macedonia153
England54
Croatia44
Vietnam27
China26
New Zealand26
Languages used at home in Coniston
Languages used at home, Coniston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian213
Serbian79
Greek39
Mandarin36
Italian35
Arabic31

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

154,265 bird observations recorded near Coniston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coniston

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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