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Eden NSW 2551

2,741 addresses · 95 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Eden · 374 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Eden is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,350 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,025 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,350Population
53Median age
$1,025Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 16.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 88.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Eden

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

Tree cover measures, Eden NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202088.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202192.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 44.5%

Population by age in Eden
Population by age, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4152
5-14381
15-19162
20-24123
25-34255
35-44276
45-54398
55-64521
65-74615
75-84323
85+136
Dwelling types in Eden
Dwelling types, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,075
Townhouse169
Apartment49
Other40
Households by weekly income in Eden
Households by weekly income, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650348
$650-1,499453
$1,500-2,999301
$3,000+91
Top ancestries in Eden
Top ancestries, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,407
Australian1,232
Irish358
Scottish334
Ancestry NS309
Aboriginal252
Housing tenure in Eden
Housing tenure, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned588
Mortgage272
Rented407
Other41
Cars per household in Eden
Cars per household, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0106
1519
2480
3143
4+58
Commute to work in Eden
Commute to work, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car866
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked63
Bicycle0
Home86
Top countries of birth in Eden
Top countries of birth, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England119
New Zealand39
Germany28
Philippines20
Netherlands17
Scotland13
Languages used at home in Eden
Languages used at home, Eden NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin14
German10
Tagalog10
Nepali8
French7
Italian6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,714 bird observations recorded near Eden — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Eden

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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