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Cringila NSW 2502

1,009 addresses · 22 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Cringila · 74 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Cringila is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,156 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,117 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Macedonian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,156Population
38Median age
$1,117Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berkeley - Warrawong - Windang statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cringila itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cringila, 800 m north-east · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 1.9 km north · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 5.2 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 12.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

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

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: 28.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cringila

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

Tree cover measures, Cringila NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.4% · Labour-force participation 41.9%

Population by age in Cringila
Population by age, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4136
5-14274
15-19134
20-24142
25-34286
35-44277
45-54280
55-64236
65-74196
75-84147
85+52
Dwelling types in Cringila
Dwelling types, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House664
Townhouse3
Apartment39
Other3
Households by weekly income in Cringila
Households by weekly income, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650194
$650-1,499236
$1,500-2,999187
$3,000+61
Top ancestries in Cringila
Top ancestries, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other541
Australian451
Macedonian397
English341
Lebanese277
Ancestry NS150
Housing tenure in Cringila
Housing tenure, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned316
Mortgage184
Rented185
Other19
Cars per household in Cringila
Cars per household, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
097
1250
2233
379
4+36
Commute to work in Cringila
Commute to work, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car434
Train3
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle6
Home82
Top countries of birth in Cringila
Top countries of birth, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
North Macedonia272
Lebanon139
Turkey39
Myanmar23
England22
New Zealand20
Languages used at home in Cringila
Languages used at home, Cringila NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic391
Macedonian350
Turkish67
Portuguese34
Italian25
Serbian19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

164,828 bird observations recorded near Cringila — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cringila

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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