Lemon Tree NSW 2259
28 addresses · 3 streets
Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Lemon Tree · 82 km from Sydney
Living Here
Lemon Tree is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 54 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,958 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. 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 Jilliby - Yarramalong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lemon Tree itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Somersby Airfield, 25.7 km south.
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: 83.9% 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 | 83.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 91.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 76.9%
Population by age in Lemon Tree
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Lemon Tree
| House | 23 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lemon Tree
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Lemon Tree
| English | 31 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 24 |
| German | 4 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Housing tenure in Lemon Tree
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lemon Tree
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Lemon Tree
| Car | 22 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Lemon Tree
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,723 bird observations recorded near Lemon Tree — most often seen:
- Bell Miner (170)
- Powerful Owl (134)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (133)
- Grey Fantail (132)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (127)
- White-throated Treecreeper (112)
- Eastern Spinebill (107)
- Laughing Kookaburra (104)
- Pied Currawong (104)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (100)
- Noisy Friarbird (100)
- Brown Thornbill (96)
- Striated Thornbill (93)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lemon Tree
- White-browed Scrubwren (87)
- Eastern Whipbird (85)
- Superb Lyrebird (82)
- Golden Whistler (77)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (75)
- Southern Boobook (75)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (71)
- Australian Magpie (71)
- Spotted Pardalote (71)
- Mistletoebird (70)
- Australian Wood Duck (69)
- Australian Raven (67)
- Pacific Black Duck (65)
- Wonga Pigeon (63)
- Australian King-parrot (61)
- Olive-backed Oriole (61)
- Satin Bowerbird (61)
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 Lemon Tree:
- Dooralong (4.4 km)
- Durren Durren (4.5 km)
- Mandalong (6.7 km)
- Ravensdale (7.1 km)
- Cedar Brush Creek (9.6 km)
- Jilliby (10.5 km)
- Kiar (10.5 km)
- Martinsville (10.5 km)
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Streets
- Dooralong Road (18)
- Lemon Tree Lane (2)
- Phil Tunks Road (8)
