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Emerton NSW 2770

966 addresses · 25 streets

Chifley Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Emerton · 40 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Emerton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,295 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,238 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 44% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,295Population
32Median age
$1,238Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Emerton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mount Druitt, 3 km south-east · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 2.9 km south-east · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 16.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Emerton

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

Tree cover measures, Emerton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20197.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.1% · Labour-force participation 43.5%

Population by age in Emerton
Population by age, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4179
5-14401
15-19158
20-24169
25-34333
35-44233
45-54268
55-64245
65-74180
75-84117
85+20
Dwelling types in Emerton
Dwelling types, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House562
Townhouse116
Apartment41
Other0
Households by weekly income in Emerton
Households by weekly income, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650157
$650-1,499236
$1,500-2,999200
$3,000+61
Top ancestries in Emerton
Top ancestries, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other573
English549
Australian483
Ancestry NS273
Aboriginal197
Samoan168
Housing tenure in Emerton
Housing tenure, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned136
Mortgage168
Rented384
Other10
Cars per household in Emerton
Cars per household, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0121
1304
2188
355
4+37
Commute to work in Emerton
Commute to work, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car392
Train18
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home92
Top countries of birth in Emerton
Top countries of birth, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand137
Philippines113
Samoa61
England37
Fiji28
India19
Languages used at home in Emerton
Languages used at home, Emerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan145
Tagalog77
Arabic68
Turkish28
Hindi27
Filipino26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,828 bird observations recorded near Emerton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Emerton

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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