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Earlwood NSW 2206

8,338 addresses · 158 streets

Barton Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Earlwood · 10 km from Sydney

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Living Here

An established, leafy suburb in Sydney's inner south-west, Earlwood is family-oriented with a settled profile. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 44. Median household income is $2,164 a week, with rent around $570.

Earlwood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 18,053 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,164 a week, with median rent near $570 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Greek, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

18,053Population
44Median age
$2,164Median household income / wk
$570Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bardwell Park, 800 m south · Metro station: Canterbury, 1.5 km north-west · Light rail stop: Dulwich Hill, 2 km north-east · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 7 km east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 17% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Earlwood

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

Tree cover measures, Earlwood NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 55.7%

Population by age in Earlwood
Population by age, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4870
5-142,139
15-191,102
20-24979
25-341,841
35-442,274
45-542,841
55-642,279
65-741,718
75-841,380
85+629
Dwelling types in Earlwood
Dwelling types, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,915
Townhouse509
Apartment703
Other5
Households by weekly income in Earlwood
Households by weekly income, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650842
$650-1,4991,250
$1,500-2,9991,618
$3,000+2,062
Top ancestries in Earlwood
Top ancestries, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek4,029
Other3,237
Australian3,044
English2,692
Italian1,616
Lebanese1,405
Housing tenure in Earlwood
Housing tenure, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,724
Mortgage1,991
Rented1,264
Other84
Cars per household in Earlwood
Cars per household, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0535
12,288
22,113
3703
4+430
Commute to work in Earlwood
Commute to work, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,354
Train128
Bus54
Tram/ferry3
Walked89
Bicycle28
Home3,719
Top countries of birth in Earlwood
Top countries of birth, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greece1,331
China533
Vietnam431
Lebanon429
Italy396
England321
Languages used at home in Earlwood
Languages used at home, Earlwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek3,272
Arabic1,008
Italian610
Vietnamese573
Portuguese533
Mandarin482

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

202,320 bird observations recorded near Earlwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Earlwood

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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