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Heckenberg NSW 2168

1,130 addresses · 33 streets

Werriwa Electorate › Liverpool LGA › Heckenberg · 30 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Heckenberg is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,263 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,159 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Vietnamese, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,263Population
32Median age
$1,159Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ashcroft - Busby - Miller statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Heckenberg itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Liverpool, 4 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 9.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 13% · Labour-force participation 38.6%

Population by age in Heckenberg
Population by age, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4233
5-14543
15-19270
20-24249
25-34414
35-44387
45-54395
55-64392
65-74237
75-84102
85+35
Dwelling types in Heckenberg
Dwelling types, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House789
Townhouse64
Apartment66
Other0
Households by weekly income in Heckenberg
Households by weekly income, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650223
$650-1,499304
$1,500-2,999233
$3,000+93
Top ancestries in Heckenberg
Top ancestries, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other825
Australian590
Vietnamese486
English460
Lebanese429
Ancestry NS312
Housing tenure in Heckenberg
Housing tenure, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned188
Mortgage252
Rented448
Other16
Cars per household in Heckenberg
Cars per household, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0105
1334
2272
3114
4+73
Commute to work in Heckenberg
Commute to work, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car486
Train11
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home129
Top countries of birth in Heckenberg
Top countries of birth, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam363
Lebanon162
Iraq136
Cambodia71
Fiji68
New Zealand50
Languages used at home in Heckenberg
Languages used at home, Heckenberg NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic676
Vietnamese520
Khmer103
Hindi87
Spanish78
Samoan70

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