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Cronulla NSW 2230

13,945 addresses · 126 streets

Cook Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Cronulla · 21 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A beachside suburb on Sydney's southern shore with a popular surf coast, Cronulla mixes apartments with coastal homes. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 43. Median household income is $2,058 a week, with rent around $500.

Cronulla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 17,899 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,058 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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.

17,899Population
43Median age
$2,058Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cronulla itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cronulla, 200 m south-west · Ferry wharf: Cronulla, 350 m south-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 12.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 13% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cronulla

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

Tree cover measures, Cronulla NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 65.2%

Population by age in Cronulla
Population by age, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4818
5-141,309
15-19709
20-241,024
25-343,224
35-442,181
45-542,205
55-642,583
65-742,212
75-841,081
85+559
Dwelling types in Cronulla
Dwelling types, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,640
Townhouse487
Apartment5,815
Other65
Households by weekly income in Cronulla
Households by weekly income, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650948
$650-1,4991,783
$1,500-2,9992,555
$3,000+2,353
Top ancestries in Cronulla
Top ancestries, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English7,436
Australian5,987
Irish2,731
Scottish1,862
Other1,706
Ancestry NS969
Housing tenure in Cronulla
Housing tenure, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,681
Mortgage1,887
Rented3,299
Other80
Cars per household in Cronulla
Cars per household, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0652
13,611
22,768
3617
4+303
Commute to work in Cronulla
Commute to work, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,086
Train231
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked286
Bicycle54
Home3,704
Top countries of birth in Cronulla
Top countries of birth, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England636
New Zealand288
Brazil128
United States115
South Africa114
Italy104
Languages used at home in Cronulla
Languages used at home, Cronulla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish179
Greek170
Portuguese145
Italian116
German92
Polish65

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

80,745 bird observations recorded near Cronulla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cronulla

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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