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Crows Nest NSW 2065

5,863 addresses · 48 streets

North Sydney Electorate › North Sydney LGA › Crows Nest · 5 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Crows Nest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,974 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,614 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 45% of households own their home and 55% 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.

4,974Population
36Median age
$2,614Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Crows Nest - Waverton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Crows Nest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: St Leonards, 900 m north-west · Metro station: Crows Nest, 300 m west · Light rail stop: Circular Quay, 4 km south · Bus interchange: Crows Nest Terminus (263, 267), 150 m south-west · Ferry wharf: Greenwich Wharf, 2.1 km south-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 7.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 10.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Crows Nest

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

Tree cover measures, Crows Nest NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201915.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 77%

Population by age in Crows Nest
Population by age, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4297
5-14380
15-19149
20-24255
25-341,188
35-441,062
45-54667
55-64464
65-74327
75-84138
85+47
Dwelling types in Crows Nest
Dwelling types, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House264
Townhouse622
Apartment1,441
Other26
Households by weekly income in Crows Nest
Households by weekly income, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650187
$650-1,499361
$1,500-2,999679
$3,000+1,039
Top ancestries in Crows Nest
Top ancestries, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,635
Australian1,219
Other831
Irish621
Chinese544
Scottish516
Housing tenure in Crows Nest
Housing tenure, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned476
Mortgage574
Rented1,281
Other18
Cars per household in Crows Nest
Cars per household, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0495
11,368
2404
351
4+23
Commute to work in Crows Nest
Commute to work, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car514
Train46
Bus109
Tram/ferry0
Walked242
Bicycle17
Home1,914
Top countries of birth in Crows Nest
Top countries of birth, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England280
New Zealand158
China152
India113
Japan88
United States88
Languages used at home in Crows Nest
Languages used at home, Crows Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin193
Cantonese146
Japanese94
Spanish90
French66
Portuguese55

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

198,384 bird observations recorded near Crows Nest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Crows Nest

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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