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Elanora Heights NSW 2101

1,853 addresses · 41 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Elanora Heights · 20 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Elanora Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,581 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $3,052 a week, with median rent near $750 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% 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.

4,581Population
41Median age
$3,052Median household income / wk
$750Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Bayview Wharf, 4.9 km north · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 13.1 km north.

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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: 42.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elanora Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Elanora Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202042.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201943.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202180.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 67.6%

Population by age in Elanora Heights
Population by age, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4257
5-14747
15-19341
20-24228
25-34325
35-44617
45-54727
55-64567
65-74405
75-84289
85+91
Dwelling types in Elanora Heights
Dwelling types, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,322
Townhouse0
Apartment81
Other0
Households by weekly income in Elanora Heights
Households by weekly income, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650111
$650-1,499211
$1,500-2,999329
$3,000+677
Top ancestries in Elanora Heights
Top ancestries, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,997
Australian1,821
Irish561
Scottish529
Other465
Italian269
Housing tenure in Elanora Heights
Housing tenure, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned596
Mortgage617
Rented179
Other12
Cars per household in Elanora Heights
Cars per household, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
027
1280
2664
3236
4+195
Commute to work in Elanora Heights
Commute to work, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car921
Train0
Bus20
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle3
Home1,009
Top countries of birth in Elanora Heights
Top countries of birth, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England318
New Zealand78
South Africa64
United States49
Germany47
Scotland34
Languages used at home in Elanora Heights
Languages used at home, Elanora Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German51
Spanish40
Portuguese37
Italian35
Serbian35
French27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

85,147 bird observations recorded near Elanora Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elanora 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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