Ellerston NSW 2337
42 addresses · 6 streets
New England Electorate › Upper Hunter Shire LGA › Ellerston · 231 km from Sydney
Living Here
Ellerston is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 123 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,446 a week. Most homes are houses. About 15% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Scone Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ellerston itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
Getting around. Airport: Scone Airport, 52.6 km south-west.
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: 28% 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 | 28.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 52.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 80.2%
Population by age in Ellerston
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 22 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ellerston
| House | 55 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ellerston
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Ellerston
| Australian | 64 |
|---|---|
| English | 40 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Irish | 10 |
| German | 6 |
Housing tenure in Ellerston
| Owned | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 38 |
Cars per household in Ellerston
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Ellerston
| Car | 63 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Ellerston
| France | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Ellerston
| French | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,012 bird observations recorded near Ellerston — most often seen:
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (74)
- Eastern Galah (64)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (53)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (51)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (49)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (49)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (46)
- Southern Magpie-lark (41)
- Southern Australian King-parrot (37)
- Australian Wood Duck (36)
- Dollarbird (33)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (32)
- Southern Satin Bowerbird (32)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ellerston
- Southern Willie Wagtail (30)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (29)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (29)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (29)
- Eastern Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (28)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (26)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (25)
- Birds (24)
- Eastern White-winged Chough (24)
- South-east Eastern Koel (23)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (22)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (22)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (22)
- Dusky Moorhen (21)
- Pacific Black Duck (21)
- Eastern Australian Raven (20)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (20)
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 Ellerston:
- Omadale (8.6 km)
- Pages Creek (13.3 km)
- Tomalla (14.7 km)
- Moonan Flat (15.6 km)
- Moonan Brook (16.7 km)
- Glenrock (21.6 km)
- Barry (21.9 km)
- Timor (22.7 km)
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Streets
- Branch Creek Road (6)
- Ellerston Road (1)
- Hunter Road (10)
- Pages Creek Road (16)
- Puddledock Road (1)
- Tomalla Road (8)
