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Dee Why NSW 2099

15,291 addresses · 94 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Dee Why · 15 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A northern-beaches hub of Sydney with a popular surf beach, Dee Why mixes apartments with coastal homes. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $2,106 a week, with rent around $550.

Dee Why is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 23,354 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,106 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 51% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

23,354Population
36Median age
$2,106Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dee Why - North Curl Curl statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dee Why itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 10.8 km west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 5.3 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 13.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 14.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dee Why

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

Tree cover measures, Dee Why NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201921.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 72.1%

Population by age in Dee Why
Population by age, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,481
5-142,024
15-19864
20-241,464
25-344,932
35-444,196
45-543,037
55-642,544
65-741,589
75-84862
85+355
Dwelling types in Dee Why
Dwelling types, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,512
Townhouse240
Apartment8,073
Other26
Households by weekly income in Dee Why
Households by weekly income, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,109
$650-1,4992,021
$1,500-2,9993,528
$3,000+2,736
Top ancestries in Dee Why
Top ancestries, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English7,028
Other5,606
Australian5,233
Irish2,134
Scottish1,805
Italian1,604
Housing tenure in Dee Why
Housing tenure, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,064
Mortgage2,886
Rented4,670
Other126
Cars per household in Dee Why
Cars per household, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,101
15,054
22,726
3557
4+270
Commute to work in Dee Why
Commute to work, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,333
Train14
Bus1,083
Tram/ferry3
Walked551
Bicycle88
Home4,453
Top countries of birth in Dee Why
Top countries of birth, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England1,372
Brazil985
China849
Nepal752
India738
New Zealand602
Languages used at home in Dee Why
Languages used at home, Dee Why NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese1,069
Nepali735
Mandarin484
Spanish460
Serbian369
Italian354

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

103,479 bird observations recorded near Dee Why — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dee Why

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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