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Dawes Point NSW 2000

574 addresses · 8 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Dawes Point · 1 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dawes Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 385 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $4,708 a week, with median rent near $1,450 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 62% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

385Population
55Median age
$4,708Median household income / wk
$1,450Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sydney - Haymarket - The Rocks statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dawes Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Circular Quay, 700 m south-east · Metro station: Barangaroo, 500 m south-west · Light rail stop: Circular Quay, 700 m south-east · Bus interchange: King Street Coach Layover, 1.2 km south · Ferry wharf: Circular Quay 6B, 600 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 5.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Dawes Point
Population by age, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1418
15-1925
20-2420
25-3421
35-4439
45-5460
55-6498
65-7472
75-8429
85+4
Dwelling types in Dawes Point
Dwelling types, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4
Townhouse49
Apartment113
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dawes Point
Households by weekly income, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+110
Top ancestries in Dawes Point
Top ancestries, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English136
Other67
Australian64
Scottish54
Irish39
Chinese31
Housing tenure in Dawes Point
Housing tenure, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned70
Mortgage33
Rented59
Other3
Cars per household in Dawes Point
Cars per household, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
017
174
261
34
4+8
Commute to work in Dawes Point
Commute to work, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car45
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle0
Home144
Top countries of birth in Dawes Point
Top countries of birth, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England25
United States14
China12
Scotland9
Hong Kong8
New Zealand8
Languages used at home in Dawes Point
Languages used at home, Dawes Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin12
Spanish9
Greek8
French7
Italian6
Japanese5

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