Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Croydon NSW 2132

4,976 addresses · 102 streets

Reid Electorate › Burwood LGA › Croydon · 9 km from Sydney

📦 Thinking of moving here? Read the Croydon moving guide

Living Here

Croydon is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,755 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,157 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

10,755Population
42Median age
$2,157Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 250 m south · Metro station: Canterbury, 3.5 km south · Light rail stop: Marion, 2.7 km east · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 7.1 km north · Ferry wharf: Abbotsford, 4.3 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 9.4 km south-east.

Run a business in Croydon? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 57.8%

Population by age in Croydon
Population by age, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4519
5-141,171
15-19593
20-24672
25-341,422
35-441,388
45-541,475
55-641,351
65-741,006
75-84703
85+453
Dwelling types in Croydon
Dwelling types, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,032
Townhouse636
Apartment997
Other34
Households by weekly income in Croydon
Households by weekly income, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650524
$650-1,499753
$1,500-2,999994
$3,000+1,228
Top ancestries in Croydon
Top ancestries, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese2,496
Australian1,882
English1,860
Other1,293
Italian1,057
Irish947
Housing tenure in Croydon
Housing tenure, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,279
Mortgage1,160
Rented1,087
Other126
Cars per household in Croydon
Cars per household, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0432
11,686
21,119
3296
4+122
Commute to work in Croydon
Commute to work, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,448
Train222
Bus34
Tram/ferry0
Walked123
Bicycle15
Home2,298
Top countries of birth in Croydon
Top countries of birth, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,213
Italy362
Vietnam247
Lebanon210
England189
India175
Languages used at home in Croydon
Languages used at home, Croydon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,285
Cantonese646
Italian506
Arabic433
Greek318
Vietnamese220

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

128,830 bird observations recorded near Croydon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Croydon

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Croydon:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Croydon stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Croydon

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Image — J Bar · CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons).