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Erowal Bay NSW 2540

522 addresses · 12 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Erowal Bay · 146 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Erowal Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 652 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,407 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

652Population
49Median age
$1,407Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Erowal Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Husky Ferry, 7.1 km north · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 20.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 58% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Erowal Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Erowal Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202188.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 50.1%

Population by age in Erowal Bay
Population by age, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-434
5-1466
15-1937
20-2428
25-3446
35-4466
45-5495
55-6494
65-74126
75-8446
85+5
Dwelling types in Erowal Bay
Dwelling types, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House262
Townhouse0
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Erowal Bay
Households by weekly income, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65043
$650-1,49988
$1,500-2,99981
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Erowal Bay
Top ancestries, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English291
Australian246
Irish80
Scottish75
Aboriginal52
Other31
Housing tenure in Erowal Bay
Housing tenure, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned111
Mortgage80
Rented66
Other6
Cars per household in Erowal Bay
Cars per household, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
07
180
2121
328
4+27
Commute to work in Erowal Bay
Commute to work, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car195
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Erowal Bay
Top countries of birth, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England16
New Zealand14
South Africa8
Philippines7
United States7
Greece4
Languages used at home in Erowal Bay
Languages used at home, Erowal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek11
Italian7
Spanish6
Japanese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,669 bird observations recorded near Erowal Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Erowal Bay

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.