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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
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
5 supermarkets
2 pharmacies
2 physiotherapists
1 optometrist
1 dog park
2 butchers
2 hardware stores
4 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
2 mechanics
2 electricians
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Bayview Wharf, 4.9 km north · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 13.1 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 42.1% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 43.3% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 80.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 67.6%
Population by age in Elanora Heights
| 0-4 | 257 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 747 |
| 15-19 | 341 |
| 20-24 | 228 |
| 25-34 | 325 |
| 35-44 | 617 |
| 45-54 | 727 |
| 55-64 | 567 |
| 65-74 | 405 |
| 75-84 | 289 |
| 85+ | 91 |
Dwelling types in Elanora Heights
| House | 1,322 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 81 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Elanora Heights
| <$650 | 111 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 211 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 329 |
| $3,000+ | 677 |
Top ancestries in Elanora Heights
| English | 1,997 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,821 |
| Irish | 561 |
| Scottish | 529 |
| Other | 465 |
| Italian | 269 |
Housing tenure in Elanora Heights
| Owned | 596 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 617 |
| Rented | 179 |
| Other | 12 |
Cars per household in Elanora Heights
| 0 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 280 |
| 2 | 664 |
| 3 | 236 |
| 4+ | 195 |
Commute to work in Elanora Heights
| Car | 921 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 20 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 21 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 1,009 |
Top countries of birth in Elanora Heights
| England | 318 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 78 |
| South Africa | 64 |
| United States | 49 |
| Germany | 47 |
| Scotland | 34 |
Languages used at home in Elanora Heights
| German | 51 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 40 |
| Portuguese | 37 |
| Italian | 35 |
| Serbian | 35 |
| French | 27 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
85,147 bird observations recorded near Elanora Heights — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,868)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,422)
- Laughing Kookaburra (4,351)
- Noisy Miner (4,323)
- Australian Brush-turkey (3,992)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,915)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,679)
- Australian Magpie (3,196)
- Little Wattlebird (3,170)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,816)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (2,803)
- Australian Raven (2,790)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,752)
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- Pied Currawong (2,579)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,563)
- Grey Fantail (2,519)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (2,428)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (2,425)
- Welcome Swallow (2,229)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,222)
- Spotted Pardalote (2,171)
- Silvereye (2,121)
- Grey Butcherbird (2,117)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,102)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (2,080)
- Eastern Spinebill (2,069)
- Red-browed Finch (1,892)
- Willie Wagtail (1,863)
- Bell Miner (1,850)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (1,840)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Elanora Heights:
- North Narrabeen (1.3 km)
- Warriewood (1.9 km)
- Ingleside (2.3 km)
- Narrabeen (2.4 km)
- Wheeler Heights (3.2 km)
- Mona Vale (3.4 km)
- Collaroy Plateau (3.5 km)
- Cromer (4.2 km)
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Streets
- Allawah Avenue (39)
- Allington Crescent (38)
- Amaroo Avenue (19)
- Anana Road (31)
- Bungoona Avenue (38)
- Caladenia Close (17)
- Canungra Place (12)
- Coolangatta Avenue (37)
- Cooleena Road (43)
- Dendrobium Crescent (23)
- Dewrang Avenue (14)
- Elanora Road (188)
- Foxall Street (41)
- Georgina Avenue (24)
- Iluka Avenue (80)
- Kalang Road (153)
- Koorangi Avenue (54)
- Kundibah Road (4)
- Kuttabul Place (22)
- Kywong Road (39)
- Lesley Close (20)
- Lumeah Avenue (47)
- Maralinga Avenue (31)
- Marinna Road (34)
- Merridong Road (32)
- Mirbelia Parade (4)
- Morandoo Road (28)
- Powder Works Road (176)
- Powderworks Road (170)
- St Andrews Gate (69)
- The Fairway (13)
- The Greenway (14)
- Totala Place (22)
- Wakehurst Parkway (18)
- Wakooka Avenue (12)
- Weeroona Avenue (46)
- Wesley Street (75)
- Wilga Street (15)
- Wongala Avenue (20)
- Woorarra Avenue (78)
- Wyanga Road (13)
