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Garden Suburb NSW 2289

743 addresses · 34 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Garden Suburb · 112 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Garden Suburb is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,959 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,361 a week, with median rent near $465 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,959Population
41Median age
$2,361Median household income / wk
$465Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Garden Suburb itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardiff, 1.5 km west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 7.8 km east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 13.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 46% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Garden Suburb

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

Tree cover measures, Garden Suburb NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202046.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202177.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Garden Suburb
Population by age, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4118
5-14255
15-19138
20-24122
25-34179
35-44256
45-54235
55-64254
65-74199
75-84118
85+82
Dwelling types in Garden Suburb
Dwelling types, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House632
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Garden Suburb
Households by weekly income, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65069
$650-1,499127
$1,500-2,999194
$3,000+217
Top ancestries in Garden Suburb
Top ancestries, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English845
Australian761
Scottish291
Irish232
Other151
Ancestry NS100
Housing tenure in Garden Suburb
Housing tenure, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned285
Mortgage273
Rented67
Other0
Cars per household in Garden Suburb
Cars per household, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
1151
2295
3101
4+66
Commute to work in Garden Suburb
Commute to work, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car557
Train3
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle6
Home241
Top countries of birth in Garden Suburb
Top countries of birth, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England42
New Zealand20
India17
Germany15
United States11
Sri Lanka10
Languages used at home in Garden Suburb
Languages used at home, Garden Suburb NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian19
Italian13
French12
German12
Hindi11
Mandarin10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,895 bird observations recorded near Garden Suburb — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Garden Suburb

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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Streets

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