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Jewells NSW 2280

1,180 addresses · 48 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Jewells · 105 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Jewells is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,452 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,732 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,452Population
45Median age
$1,732Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belmont - Bennetts Green statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Jewells itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kotara, 7.8 km north · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 57% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Jewells

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

Tree cover measures, Jewells NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Jewells
Population by age, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4113
5-14316
15-19124
20-24115
25-34230
35-44303
45-54297
55-64261
65-74409
75-84204
85+69
Dwelling types in Jewells
Dwelling types, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House821
Townhouse86
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in Jewells
Households by weekly income, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650105
$650-1,499286
$1,500-2,999254
$3,000+217
Top ancestries in Jewells
Top ancestries, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,162
Australian1,045
Scottish323
Irish282
Other142
German117
Housing tenure in Jewells
Housing tenure, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned402
Mortgage378
Rented72
Other49
Cars per household in Jewells
Cars per household, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
020
1251
2419
3134
4+76
Commute to work in Jewells
Commute to work, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car705
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home238
Top countries of birth in Jewells
Top countries of birth, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England57
New Zealand27
Scotland19
Germany16
Philippines10
Hong Kong7
Languages used at home in Jewells
Languages used at home, Jewells NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese12
Italian12
Bengali10
Macedonian10
Portuguese10
German9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53,338 bird observations recorded near Jewells — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Jewells

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.