Holgate NSW 2250
394 addresses · 19 streets
Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Holgate · 54 km from Sydney
Living Here
Holgate is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,023 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,951 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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 Erina - Green Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Holgate itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
1 park
1 Catholic church
1 childcare centre
3 libraries
2 post offices
3 service stations
1 gym
1 dog park
1 hardware store
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Lisarow, 4.3 km north-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 10.8 km north-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: 77% 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 | 77.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 96.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 65.4%
Population by age in Holgate
| 0-4 | 42 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 168 |
| 15-19 | 97 |
| 20-24 | 47 |
| 25-34 | 69 |
| 35-44 | 111 |
| 45-54 | 159 |
| 55-64 | 152 |
| 65-74 | 115 |
| 75-84 | 54 |
| 85+ | 12 |
Dwelling types in Holgate
| House | 296 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Holgate
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 43 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 81 |
| $3,000+ | 138 |
Top ancestries in Holgate
| English | 480 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 417 |
| Irish | 146 |
| Scottish | 117 |
| Other | 78 |
| Italian | 32 |
Housing tenure in Holgate
| Owned | 127 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 156 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Holgate
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 119 |
| 3 | 71 |
| 4+ | 65 |
Commute to work in Holgate
| Car | 220 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 181 |
Top countries of birth in Holgate
| England | 58 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 22 |
| South Africa | 14 |
| United States | 11 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Germany | 8 |
Languages used at home in Holgate
| Mandarin | 6 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 5 |
| Punjabi | 4 |
| Russian | 4 |
| French | 3 |
| German | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
33,768 bird observations recorded near Holgate — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,787)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,988)
- Australian Magpie (1,876)
- Noisy Miner (1,583)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,451)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,426)
- Silvereye (1,239)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1,198)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,133)
- Bell Miner (1,116)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,114)
- Masked Lapwing (1,045)
- Pacific Black Duck (995)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Holgate
- Little Wattlebird (994)
- Eastern Rosella (973)
- Pied Currawong (940)
- Superb Fairy-wren (938)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (932)
- Magpie-lark (923)
- Common Myna (900)
- Tawny Frogmouth (896)
- Australian Pelican (890)
- Eastern Spinebill (838)
- Red-browed Finch (832)
- Australian Wood Duck (823)
- Welcome Swallow (813)
- White-faced Heron (806)
- Australian Raven (785)
- Crested Pigeon (783)
- Australian King-parrot (751)
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 Holgate:
- Matcham (1.7 km)
- Mount Elliot (1.7 km)
- Erina Heights (2.1 km)
- Erina (3.5 km)
- Springfield (3.8 km)
- Wamberal (3.9 km)
- Lisarow (4 km)
- Wyoming (4.2 km)
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Streets
- Awabakil Road (3)
- Bandalong Road (9)
- Carlton Road (19)
- Clyde Road (37)
- Croton Avenue (5)
- Gooriwa Road (27)
- Katandra Road (8)
- Manor Hill Close (18)
- Milina Road (8)
- Murina Close (18)
- Paroo Road (7)
- Patterson Close (3)
- Pollard Close (7)
- Talbingo Road (7)
- The Entrance Road (2)
- The Ridgeway (13)
- Toomeys Road (1)
- Wattle Tree Road (197)
- Wingrove Road (5)
