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Gordon NSW 2072

5,149 addresses · 68 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Ku-ring-gai LGA › Gordon · 14 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gordon is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,795 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,460 a week, with median rent near $577 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,795Population
39Median age
$2,460Median household income / wk
$577Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gordon, 300 m east · Metro station: Macquarie University, 4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 350 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 16.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 42% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gordon

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

Tree cover measures, Gordon NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202042.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201951.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Gordon
Population by age, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4381
5-141,122
15-19633
20-24558
25-341,061
35-441,293
45-541,325
55-641,039
65-74773
75-84434
85+187
Dwelling types in Gordon
Dwelling types, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,448
Townhouse111
Apartment1,546
Other93
Households by weekly income in Gordon
Households by weekly income, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650323
$650-1,499532
$1,500-2,999887
$3,000+1,260
Top ancestries in Gordon
Top ancestries, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese3,037
English1,877
Australian1,451
Other1,360
Scottish541
Irish538
Housing tenure in Gordon
Housing tenure, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,033
Mortgage978
Rented1,129
Other31
Cars per household in Gordon
Cars per household, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0211
11,544
21,074
3228
4+109
Commute to work in Gordon
Commute to work, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,098
Train205
Bus25
Tram/ferry0
Walked83
Bicycle4
Home2,373
Top countries of birth in Gordon
Top countries of birth, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,406
South Korea382
Hong Kong373
England313
Taiwan202
India192
Languages used at home in Gordon
Languages used at home, Gordon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,780
Cantonese793
Korean438
Persian191
Japanese115
Hindi75

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

82,223 bird observations recorded near Gordon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gordon

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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