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Eastlakes NSW 2018

3,588 addresses · 34 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Bayside LGA › Eastlakes · 6 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Eastlakes is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,347 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,300 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 47% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,347Population
40Median age
$1,300Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mascot, 2.2 km west · Metro station: Waterloo, 3.3 km north · Light rail stop: Kingsford, 1.6 km east · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 1.7 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 6.4 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 3.5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Eastlakes

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

Tree cover measures, Eastlakes NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201912.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 53.1%

Population by age in Eastlakes
Population by age, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4340
5-14659
15-19331
20-24361
25-34924
35-44911
45-54853
55-64725
65-74631
75-84446
85+148
Dwelling types in Eastlakes
Dwelling types, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House712
Townhouse51
Apartment1,724
Other4
Households by weekly income in Eastlakes
Households by weekly income, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650634
$650-1,499684
$1,500-2,999650
$3,000+379
Top ancestries in Eastlakes
Top ancestries, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,395
English792
Australian774
Chinese620
Greek567
Ancestry NS428
Housing tenure in Eastlakes
Housing tenure, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned614
Mortgage521
Rented1,252
Other47
Cars per household in Eastlakes
Cars per household, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0575
11,118
2528
3142
4+73
Commute to work in Eastlakes
Commute to work, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,156
Train12
Bus187
Tram/ferry0
Walked103
Bicycle22
Home644
Top countries of birth in Eastlakes
Top countries of birth, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Bangladesh381
Indonesia273
China192
Philippines185
Greece167
Turkey153
Languages used at home in Eastlakes
Languages used at home, Eastlakes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Bengali511
Greek434
Indonesian262
Turkish235
Spanish206
Mandarin179

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

312,170 bird observations recorded near Eastlakes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Eastlakes

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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