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Gymea NSW 2227

4,557 addresses · 69 streets

Cook Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Gymea · 22 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gymea is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,219 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,049 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,219Population
39Median age
$2,049Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gymea, 50 m south · Tram stop: Waratah Loop (Sutherland), 2.9 km west · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 4.1 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Cronulla, 6.4 km east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 13.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 17.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gymea

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

Tree cover measures, Gymea NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201925.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 65.8%

Population by age in Gymea
Population by age, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4581
5-14964
15-19390
20-24412
25-341,105
35-441,238
45-541,097
55-64998
65-74720
75-84513
85+212
Dwelling types in Gymea
Dwelling types, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,448
Townhouse738
Apartment1,021
Other21
Households by weekly income in Gymea
Households by weekly income, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650429
$650-1,499721
$1,500-2,999982
$3,000+954
Top ancestries in Gymea
Top ancestries, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,098
Australian2,834
Irish1,105
Other969
Scottish755
Italian423
Housing tenure in Gymea
Housing tenure, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,059
Mortgage1,085
Rented1,035
Other34
Cars per household in Gymea
Cars per household, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0256
11,413
21,107
3277
4+168
Commute to work in Gymea
Commute to work, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,754
Train144
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked77
Bicycle3
Home1,566
Top countries of birth in Gymea
Top countries of birth, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England331
China126
New Zealand120
Philippines86
South Africa49
United States45
Languages used at home in Gymea
Languages used at home, Gymea NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin143
Greek111
Cantonese107
Spanish88
Russian87
Italian64

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

70,844 bird observations recorded near Gymea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gymea

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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