Ellalong NSW 2325

Living Here

Ellalong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,351 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,697 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Ellalong Primary School
  • Paxton Primary School
• 1 hospital

  • Cessnock Hospital
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post
• 1 gym

  • Paxton Bowling Club

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 15.4 km north.

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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: 55.3% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,982 bird observations recorded near Ellalong — most often seen:

• Bell Miner (545)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (523)
• Swift Parrot (442)
• White-naped Honeyeater (442)
• Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (402)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (389)
• Noisy Miner (367)
• Australian Magpie (326)
• Noisy Friarbird (324)
• Red Wattlebird (321)
• Spotted Pardalote (308)
• Pied Currawong (298)
• South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (277)

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 Ellalong:

• Paxton (3.1 km)
• Pelton (4.4 km)
• Greta Main (4.6 km)
• Congewai (5.1 km)
• Millfield (5.9 km)
• Corrabare (7.2 km)
• Kitchener (7.2 km)
• Bellbird (7.2 km)

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