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Hawks Nest NSW 2324

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Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Hawks Nest · 161 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Hawks Nest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,413 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $1,096 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,413Population
61Median age
$1,096Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hawks Nest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Port Stephens Ferry Terminal, 5.8 km south-west · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 34.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 57.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hawks Nest

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

Tree cover measures, Hawks Nest NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 37%

Population by age in Hawks Nest
Population by age, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-1489
15-1944
20-2447
25-3497
35-4486
45-54134
55-64278
65-74296
75-84211
85+87
Dwelling types in Hawks Nest
Dwelling types, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House452
Townhouse105
Apartment44
Other4
Households by weekly income in Hawks Nest
Households by weekly income, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650146
$650-1,499228
$1,500-2,999121
$3,000+73
Top ancestries in Hawks Nest
Top ancestries, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English616
Australian495
Irish178
Ancestry NS175
Scottish170
Aboriginal80
Housing tenure in Hawks Nest
Housing tenure, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned334
Mortgage86
Rented156
Other13
Cars per household in Hawks Nest
Cars per household, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
027
1278
2212
346
4+25
Commute to work in Hawks Nest
Commute to work, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car225
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle8
Home101
Top countries of birth in Hawks Nest
Top countries of birth, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England61
New Zealand26
South Africa17
United States11
India9
Nepal8
Languages used at home in Hawks Nest
Languages used at home, Hawks Nest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin12
Polish9
Nepali8
Arabic7
Tagalog4
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

52,567 bird observations recorded near Hawks Nest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hawks Nest

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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Image — Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).