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Haywards Bay NSW 2530

500 addresses · 20 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Haywards Bay · 84 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Haywards Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,280 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,308 a week, with median rent near $590 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,280Population
38Median age
$2,308Median household income / wk
$590Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dapto - Avondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Haywards Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Albion Park, 2.5 km south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in Haywards Bay
Population by age, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-491
5-14201
15-1988
20-2466
25-34119
35-44203
45-54181
55-64138
65-74139
75-8452
85+9
Dwelling types in Haywards Bay
Dwelling types, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House408
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Haywards Bay
Households by weekly income, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65029
$650-1,49993
$1,500-2,999123
$3,000+139
Top ancestries in Haywards Bay
Top ancestries, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian527
English514
Other142
Irish100
Scottish86
Italian66
Housing tenure in Haywards Bay
Housing tenure, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned155
Mortgage228
Rented35
Other0
Cars per household in Haywards Bay
Cars per household, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
186
2197
378
4+54
Commute to work in Haywards Bay
Commute to work, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car378
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home127
Top countries of birth in Haywards Bay
Top countries of birth, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England56
New Zealand16
China12
Germany9
Vietnam9
Chile8
Languages used at home in Haywards Bay
Languages used at home, Haywards Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish15
Greek14
Macedonian13
Portuguese13
Vietnamese11
Urdu10

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