Hardys Bay NSW 2257
227 addresses · 7 streets
Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Hardys Bay · 41 km from Sydney
Living Here
Hardys Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 233 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $2,068 a week, with median rent near $525 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers work from home. 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Box Head - MacMasters Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hardys Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
2 libraries
4 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Woy Woy, 5.3 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Wagstaffe, 1.2 km west · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 7.6 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 56.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 56.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 93.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 54.3%
Population by age in Hardys Bay
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 15 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 46 |
| 65-74 | 56 |
| 75-84 | 38 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Hardys Bay
| House | 96 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 5 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hardys Bay
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 39 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Hardys Bay
| English | 120 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 81 |
| Irish | 59 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Other | 25 |
| Italian | 7 |
Housing tenure in Hardys Bay
| Owned | 54 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 30 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Hardys Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Hardys Bay
| Car | 37 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 58 |
Top countries of birth in Hardys Bay
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| United States | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
37,987 bird observations recorded near Hardys Bay — most often seen:
- Little Penguin (4,889)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,941)
- Australian White Ibis (2,383)
- Australian Magpie (1,671)
- Australian Pelican (1,586)
- Noisy Miner (1,539)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,286)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,231)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,213)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,180)
- Common Mallard (1,162)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,054)
- Australian Raven (1,027)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hardys Bay
- White-faced Heron (1,027)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,022)
- Giinbaywarraymal (989)
- Silver Gull (963)
- Masked Lapwing (955)
- Rock Dove (933)
- Welcome Swallow (931)
- Common Myna (921)
- Australian Brush-turkey (871)
- Southern Noisy Miner (870)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (844)
- Australian Wood Duck (817)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (789)
- Grey Butcherbird (729)
- Bush Stone-curlew (722)
- Little Black Cormorant (722)
- Pacific Black Duck (720)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hardys Bay:
- Killcare (0.6 km)
- Pretty Beach (0.8 km)
- Wagstaffe (1.3 km)
- Killcare Heights (1.5 km)
- Booker Bay (1.6 km)
- Ettalong Beach (2.4 km)
- Daleys Point (2.6 km)
- Empire Bay (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Araluen Drive (75)
- Flora Avenue (8)
- Grandview Crescent (1)
- Hawke Head Drive (13)
- Heath Road (92)
- Nukara Avenue (33)
- Otella Avenue (5)
