Fishing Point NSW 2283

Living Here

Fishing Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,105 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,755 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wangi Wangi - Rathmines statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fishing Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 6 schools

  • Rathmines Public School
  • Arcadia Vale Public School
  • Coal Point Public School
  • Wangi Wangi Public School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Toronto Public School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Little Thai Monkey
• 3 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • IGA Wangi Plus Liquor
  • IGA
• 9 parks

  • Hillshot Park
  • Catalina Park
  • Arcadia Reserve
  • Sylvan Park
  • Rathmines Park
  • Coal Point Primary School Naturespace & Community Hub
  • Dobell Memorial Park
  • Collard Reserve
  • Kilaben Park
• 2 Catholic churches

  • St Joseph's Toronto Church
  • Saint Patrick's Church - Swansea
• 1 pharmacy

  • Guardian
• 7 hospitals

  • Toronto Private Hospital
  • Belmont Hospital
  • Warners Bay Private Hospital
  • Morisset Hospital
  • Lake Macquarie Private Hospital
  • Moriseset Comunity Health Centre
  • Pendlebury Clinc Private Hospital
• 1 vet

  • The Lake Veterinary Hospital
• 3 libraries

  • Wangi Wangi Library
  • Toronto Library
  • Swansea Library
• 2 post offices

  • Rathmines Post Office
  • Wangi Wangi Post Office
• 3 golf clubs

  • Toronto Country Club
  • Belmont Golf & Bowls
  • Belmont Golf Club
• 1 playground

  • Arcadia Reserve Playground
• 2 bakeries

  • Rathmines Cake & Bread Shop
  • Wangi Wangi Bakehouse
• 1 butcher

  • vacant
• 2 hairdressers

  • Wangi Hair Retreat
  • Wangi Barber
• 1 electrician

  • Rix Electrical Contracting
• 14 places to stay

  • Summerhill Park
  • Wangi Point Lakeside Holiday Park
  • Swansea Gardens Lakeside Holiday Park
  • Catalina Motel Lake Macquarie
  • Belmont Pines Lakeside Holiday Park
  • Lake Macquarie Motor Inn
  • Belmont Pelican Palms Motor Inn
  • Blue Pacific Motor Inn
  • Aquarius Motel
  • Lakeview Motor Inn

  See all 14 places to stay near Fishing Point →

Getting around. Train station: Awaba, 6.7 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 5.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 38.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 52.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,960 bird observations recorded near Fishing Point — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,680)
• Australian Magpie (1,666)
• Australian Pelican (1,605)
• Noisy Miner (1,470)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,339)
• White-faced Heron (1,168)
• Australian Raven (1,143)
• Eastern Rosella (1,101)
• Welcome Swallow (1,095)
• Giinbaywarraymal (1,076)
• Crested Tern (1,059)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,011)
• Little Pied Cormorant (1,011)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Fishing Point:

• Buttaba (1.3 km)
• Balmoral (1.4 km)
• Rathmines (1.5 km)
• Arcadia Vale (1.6 km)
• Lake Macquarie (2.1 km)
• Coal Point (2.1 km)
• Wangi Wangi (2.2 km)
• Kilaben Bay (3 km)

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