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La Perouse NSW 2036

247 addresses · 12 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › La Perouse · 13 km from Sydney

Living Here

La Perouse is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 366 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,062 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

366Population
45Median age
$2,062Median household income / wk
$325Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Malabar - La Perouse - Chifley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: La Perouse itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Domestic Airport, 7.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 6 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 2.4 km south-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 6.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 27.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in La Perouse

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

Tree cover measures, La Perouse NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201920.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 49%

Population by age in La Perouse
Population by age, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1428
15-1926
20-2428
25-3430
35-4445
45-5459
55-6449
65-7454
75-8417
85+9
Dwelling types in La Perouse
Dwelling types, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House96
Townhouse14
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in La Perouse
Households by weekly income, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99936
$3,000+25
Top ancestries in La Perouse
Top ancestries, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal114
Australian92
English77
Ancestry NS38
Irish32
Other23
Housing tenure in La Perouse
Housing tenure, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage20
Rented45
Other4
Cars per household in La Perouse
Cars per household, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
136
247
313
4+10
Commute to work in La Perouse
Commute to work, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car64
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle3
Home50
Top countries of birth in La Perouse
Top countries of birth, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England16
France9
China7
Ireland6
New Zealand6
Greece5
Languages used at home in La Perouse
Languages used at home, La Perouse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek10
Mandarin8
French6
Italian4
Portuguese4
Australian Indigenous3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

52,203 bird observations recorded near La Perouse — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near La Perouse

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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