Croudace Bay NSW 2280
265 addresses · 10 streets
Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Croudace Bay · 104 km from Sydney
Living Here
Croudace Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 641 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,010 a week, with median rent near $478 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Valentine - Eleebana statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Croudace Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 cafés & restaurants
1 dentist
2 physiotherapists
1 vet
9 service stations
4 gyms & sports centres
1 dog park
3 hardware stores
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Booragul, 5.3 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 6.8 km south.
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: 45.9% 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 | 45.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 61.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 63.5%
Population by age in Croudace Bay
| 0-4 | 36 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 120 |
| 15-19 | 46 |
| 20-24 | 24 |
| 25-34 | 35 |
| 35-44 | 91 |
| 45-54 | 80 |
| 55-64 | 67 |
| 65-74 | 74 |
| 75-84 | 47 |
| 85+ | 17 |
Dwelling types in Croudace Bay
| House | 213 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 8 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Croudace Bay
| <$650 | 29 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 52 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 64 |
| $3,000+ | 51 |
Top ancestries in Croudace Bay
| English | 331 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 262 |
| Scottish | 101 |
| Irish | 76 |
| Other | 42 |
| German | 36 |
Housing tenure in Croudace Bay
| Owned | 88 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 94 |
| Rented | 35 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Croudace Bay
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 105 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 22 |
Commute to work in Croudace Bay
| Car | 164 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 82 |
Top countries of birth in Croudace Bay
| England | 28 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 |
| China | 6 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Iraq | 4 |
Languages used at home in Croudace Bay
| Spanish | 7 |
|---|---|
| German | 5 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
46,964 bird observations recorded near Croudace Bay — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,020)
- Noisy Miner (3,191)
- Australian Magpie (3,018)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,593)
- Australian Raven (2,351)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,065)
- Magpie-lark (1,681)
- Eastern Rosella (1,599)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,569)
- Welcome Swallow (1,530)
- Crested Pigeon (1,505)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,499)
- Common Myna (1,447)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Croudace Bay
- Grey Butcherbird (1,397)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,349)
- Masked Lapwing (1,267)
- Silver Gull (1,264)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,251)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,134)
- Pied Currawong (1,110)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,088)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,071)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,063)
- Grey Fantail (1,049)
- Southern Noisy Miner (1,019)
- Galah (1,000)
- Willie Wagtail (978)
- Pacific Black Duck (977)
- Chestnut Teal (952)
- Black Swan (927)
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 Croudace Bay:
- Valentine (0.8 km)
- Eleebana (1.3 km)
- Floraville (1.9 km)
- Tingira Heights (2.4 km)
- Belmont North (2.9 km)
- Belmont (3.2 km)
- Bolton Point (3.4 km)
- Windale (3.4 km)
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Streets
- Corymbia Street (47)
- Macquarie Drive (26)
- Melton Place (24)
- Neptune Place (17)
- Parklea Avenue (42)
- Pearl Close (7)
- Shaw Street (6)
- Shell Close (15)
- St Johns Drive (61)
- Winston Street (20)
