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Double Bay NSW 2028

4,643 addresses · 45 streets

Wentworth Electorate › Woollahra LGA › Double Bay · 3 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Double Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,709 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $3,077 a week, with median rent near $720 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 54% of households own their home and 44% 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.

4,709Population
39Median age
$3,077Median household income / wk
$720Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Double Bay - Bellevue Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Double Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Edgecliff, 700 m west · Metro station: Martin Place, 3.1 km west · Light rail stop: Moore Park, 2.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Bondi Junction Interchange, 1.7 km south · Ferry wharf: Double Bay, 450 m north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 2 km north-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: 18.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Double Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Double Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201929.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 66.2%

Population by age in Double Bay
Population by age, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4242
5-14342
15-19139
20-24286
25-341,005
35-44663
45-54509
55-64488
65-74532
75-84365
85+144
Dwelling types in Double Bay
Dwelling types, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House286
Townhouse190
Apartment1,632
Other21
Households by weekly income in Double Bay
Households by weekly income, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650206
$650-1,499286
$1,500-2,999489
$3,000+1,016
Top ancestries in Double Bay
Top ancestries, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,512
Australian1,148
Other869
Irish632
Scottish434
Chinese275
Housing tenure in Double Bay
Housing tenure, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned721
Mortgage412
Rented914
Other50
Cars per household in Double Bay
Cars per household, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0381
11,072
2527
377
4+29
Commute to work in Double Bay
Commute to work, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car482
Train55
Bus10
Tram/ferry13
Walked148
Bicycle9
Home1,593
Top countries of birth in Double Bay
Top countries of birth, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England282
South Africa177
New Zealand134
China93
United States73
Hong Kong56
Languages used at home in Double Bay
Languages used at home, Double Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin109
Spanish66
Cantonese63
French57
Italian54
Russian48

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

323,638 bird observations recorded near Double Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Double Bay

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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