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Five Dock NSW 2046

6,074 addresses · 84 streets

Reid Electorate › Canada Bay LGA › Five Dock · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Five Dock is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,823 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,328 a week, with median rent near $570 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,823Population
41Median age
$2,328Median household income / wk
$570Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 2.2 km south-west · Metro station: Hurlstone Park, 4.9 km south · Light rail stop: Hawthorne, 2.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 5.5 km north · Ferry wharf: Abbotsford, 2.6 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 10.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 10.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Five Dock

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

Tree cover measures, Five Dock NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201913.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 64.4%

Population by age in Five Dock
Population by age, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4585
5-141,168
15-19491
20-24406
25-341,239
35-441,608
45-541,432
55-641,230
65-74860
75-84554
85+249
Dwelling types in Five Dock
Dwelling types, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,737
Townhouse580
Apartment1,412
Other96
Households by weekly income in Five Dock
Households by weekly income, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650558
$650-1,499674
$1,500-2,999984
$3,000+1,439
Top ancestries in Five Dock
Top ancestries, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian2,307
Australian2,050
English1,987
Other1,471
Irish1,026
Chinese971
Housing tenure in Five Dock
Housing tenure, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,202
Mortgage1,121
Rented1,407
Other62
Cars per household in Five Dock
Cars per household, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0408
11,606
21,330
3294
4+155
Commute to work in Five Dock
Commute to work, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,740
Train6
Bus120
Tram/ferry5
Walked118
Bicycle17
Home2,252
Top countries of birth in Five Dock
Top countries of birth, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italy699
China364
England261
New Zealand181
Ireland100
India92
Languages used at home in Five Dock
Languages used at home, Five Dock NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,030
Mandarin396
Cantonese254
Spanish192
Greek179
Arabic150

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

101,408 bird observations recorded near Five Dock — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Five Dock

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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