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Helensburgh NSW 2508

2,943 addresses · 91 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Helensburgh · 41 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Helensburgh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,576 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,490 a week, with median rent near $535 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% 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.

6,576Population
38Median age
$2,490Median household income / wk
$535Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helensburgh, 1.8 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 29.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 67.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Helensburgh

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

Tree cover measures, Helensburgh NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202067.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202186.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 69.8%

Population by age in Helensburgh
Population by age, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4504
5-14971
15-19433
20-24382
25-34745
35-44966
45-54932
55-64807
65-74501
75-84264
85+80
Dwelling types in Helensburgh
Dwelling types, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,784
Townhouse61
Apartment302
Other12
Households by weekly income in Helensburgh
Households by weekly income, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650184
$650-1,499362
$1,500-2,999728
$3,000+762
Top ancestries in Helensburgh
Top ancestries, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,022
English2,911
Irish910
Scottish768
Other470
Ancestry NS221
Housing tenure in Helensburgh
Housing tenure, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned659
Mortgage1,147
Rented321
Other27
Cars per household in Helensburgh
Cars per household, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1542
2984
3347
4+225
Commute to work in Helensburgh
Commute to work, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,564
Train59
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked64
Bicycle5
Home1,111
Top countries of birth in Helensburgh
Top countries of birth, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England297
New Zealand75
Scotland37
United States34
South Africa28
India24
Languages used at home in Helensburgh
Languages used at home, Helensburgh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish31
German28
Mandarin25
Greek23
Tamil16
Italian15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,023 bird observations recorded near Helensburgh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Helensburgh

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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