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Elrington NSW 2325

78 addresses · 6 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Elrington · 113 km from Sydney

Living Here

Elrington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 155 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,843 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

155Population
51Median age
$1,843Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

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: Elrington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Pelaw Main, 6.9 km north-east · Airport: Cessnock Airport, 12.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 76.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elrington

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

Tree cover measures, Elrington NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202076.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in Elrington
Population by age, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1421
15-195
20-244
25-345
35-4421
45-5421
55-6438
65-7423
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Elrington
Dwelling types, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House55
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Elrington
Households by weekly income, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Elrington
Top ancestries, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian77
English62
Irish17
Scottish15
Aboriginal12
Ancestry NS6
Housing tenure in Elrington
Housing tenure, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage25
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Elrington
Cars per household, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
222
314
4+15
Commute to work in Elrington
Commute to work, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car45
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Elrington
Top countries of birth, Elrington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,116 bird observations recorded near Elrington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elrington

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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