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Ermington NSW 2115

6,171 addresses · 113 streets

Bennelong Electorate › Parramatta LGA › Ermington · 15 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Ermington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,686 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,993 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Chinese, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,686Population
37Median age
$1,993Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Meadowbank, 2.9 km east · Metro station: Epping, 4.9 km north-east · Light rail stop: Dundas, 2.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 3.2 km west · Ferry wharf: Rydalmere Ferry Wharf, 1.5 km south-west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 13.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ermington

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

Tree cover measures, Ermington NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201920.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 58.7%

Population by age in Ermington
Population by age, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4846
5-141,610
15-19659
20-24729
25-341,975
35-442,053
45-541,582
55-641,460
65-741,047
75-84499
85+231
Dwelling types in Ermington
Dwelling types, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,579
Townhouse904
Apartment767
Other10
Households by weekly income in Ermington
Households by weekly income, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650709
$650-1,499889
$1,500-2,9991,225
$3,000+1,202
Top ancestries in Ermington
Top ancestries, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,423
Australian2,391
Chinese2,313
English2,203
Korean966
Ancestry NS812
Housing tenure in Ermington
Housing tenure, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned937
Mortgage1,414
Rented1,828
Other37
Cars per household in Ermington
Cars per household, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0370
11,500
21,626
3476
4+241
Commute to work in Ermington
Commute to work, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,209
Train40
Bus73
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle22
Home2,201
Top countries of birth in Ermington
Top countries of birth, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,077
South Korea716
Lebanon264
India248
Philippines234
Hong Kong224
Languages used at home in Ermington
Languages used at home, Ermington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,173
Korean929
Cantonese713
Arabic683
Persian183
Hindi125

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

233,199 bird observations recorded near Ermington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ermington

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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