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Hyams Beach NSW 2540

272 addresses · 13 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Hyams Beach · 145 km from Sydney

Living Here

Hyams Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 137 people, with a median age of 65. The typical household earns around $1,850 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers work from home. 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.

137Population
65Median age
$1,850Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Huskisson - Vincentia statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hyams Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Husky Ferry, 7.3 km north · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 22 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 60.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hyams Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Hyams Beach NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202060.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 32.1%

Population by age in Hyams Beach
Population by age, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-193
20-240
25-343
35-446
45-548
55-6441
65-7436
75-8425
85+4
Dwelling types in Hyams Beach
Dwelling types, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse0
Apartment6
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hyams Beach
Households by weekly income, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Hyams Beach
Top ancestries, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English62
Australian32
Irish28
Scottish20
Other14
German9
Housing tenure in Hyams Beach
Housing tenure, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned49
Mortgage8
Rented7
Other3
Cars per household in Hyams Beach
Cars per household, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
127
223
33
4+0
Commute to work in Hyams Beach
Commute to work, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car13
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Hyams Beach
Top countries of birth, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England14
New Zealand7
Chile3
Languages used at home in Hyams Beach
Languages used at home, Hyams Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,588 bird observations recorded near Hyams Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hyams Beach

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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