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Dover Heights NSW 2030

1,900 addresses · 36 streets

Wentworth Electorate › Waverley LGA › Dover Heights · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Dover Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,044 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $3,877 a week, with median rent near $798 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Sth African. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,044Population
41Median age
$3,877Median household income / wk
$798Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bondi Junction, 3.6 km south-west · Metro station: Martin Place, 6.5 km west · Light rail stop: Moore Park, 5.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: North Bondi Bus Interchange, 1.9 km south · Ferry wharf: Rose Bay Wharf, 1.7 km west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 1.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dover Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Dover Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20199.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 62.6%

Population by age in Dover Heights
Population by age, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4197
5-14627
15-19310
20-24248
25-34382
35-44446
45-54650
55-64512
65-74405
75-84191
85+67
Dwelling types in Dover Heights
Dwelling types, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House870
Townhouse141
Apartment297
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dover Heights
Households by weekly income, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65084
$650-1,499144
$1,500-2,999241
$3,000+745
Top ancestries in Dover Heights
Top ancestries, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,172
English816
Australian789
Sth African513
Irish243
Chinese225
Housing tenure in Dover Heights
Housing tenure, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned564
Mortgage468
Rented255
Other12
Cars per household in Dover Heights
Cars per household, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
067
1333
2602
3158
4+143
Commute to work in Dover Heights
Commute to work, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car620
Train5
Bus19
Tram/ferry3
Walked29
Bicycle0
Home1,009
Top countries of birth in Dover Heights
Top countries of birth, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa578
England134
China82
New Zealand49
United States46
France29
Languages used at home in Dover Heights
Languages used at home, Dover Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Russian134
Mandarin118
Greek96
French42
Spanish37
Italian36

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,337 bird observations recorded near Dover Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dover Heights

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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