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Darkes Forest NSW 2508

57 addresses · 2 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Darkes Forest · 48 km from Sydney

Living Here

Darkes Forest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 95 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,624 a week, with median rent near $488 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

95Population
45Median age
$2,624Median household income / wk
$488Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Helensburgh statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Darkes Forest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coalcliff, 5.8 km east · Airport: Camden Airport, 29.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 85.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Darkes Forest

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

Tree cover measures, Darkes Forest NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202085.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202195.4%

Demographics

Population by age in Darkes Forest
Population by age, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-146
15-199
20-248
25-3411
35-446
45-5412
55-6419
65-7411
75-848
85+3
Dwelling types in Darkes Forest
Dwelling types, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Darkes Forest
Households by weekly income, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Darkes Forest
Top ancestries, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian52
English51
Irish9
Other9
Scottish6
Aboriginal3
Housing tenure in Darkes Forest
Housing tenure, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage4
Rented9
Other6
Cars per household in Darkes Forest
Cars per household, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
211
34
4+10
Commute to work in Darkes Forest
Commute to work, Darkes Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car32
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home22

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,170 bird observations recorded near Darkes Forest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Darkes Forest

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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