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Greta NSW 2334

1,848 addresses · 57 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Greta · 134 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Greta is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,349 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,929 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,349Population
33Median age
$1,929Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Greta, 1.3 km south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 9.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 34.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Greta

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

Tree cover measures, Greta NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Greta
Population by age, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4285
5-14491
15-19224
20-24208
25-34544
35-44476
45-54407
55-64314
65-74250
75-84125
85+20
Dwelling types in Greta
Dwelling types, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,110
Townhouse42
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Greta
Households by weekly income, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650144
$650-1,499297
$1,500-2,999396
$3,000+253
Top ancestries in Greta
Top ancestries, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,510
English1,410
Irish371
Scottish369
Aboriginal289
German182
Housing tenure in Greta
Housing tenure, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned287
Mortgage620
Rented229
Other8
Cars per household in Greta
Cars per household, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
033
1308
2458
3210
4+148
Commute to work in Greta
Commute to work, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,166
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry3
Walked23
Bicycle0
Home156
Top countries of birth in Greta
Top countries of birth, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England50
New Zealand29
Germany23
Vietnam15
India14
Scotland13
Languages used at home in Greta
Languages used at home, Greta NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam13
Vietnamese10
German9
Afrikaans7
Hindi7
Arabic6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,154 bird observations recorded near Greta — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Greta

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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