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Lilyfield NSW 2040

4,006 addresses · 74 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Lilyfield · 4 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lilyfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,641 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,858 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% 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.

7,641Population
41Median age
$2,858Median household income / wk
$520Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lilyfield - Rozelle statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lilyfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Stanmore, 2.4 km south · Metro station: Barangaroo, 4 km east · Light rail stop: Lilyfield, 300 m east · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 2.9 km east · Ferry wharf: Balmain West, 2.1 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 8.3 km south.

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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: 20.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lilyfield

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

Tree cover measures, Lilyfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201924.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 67.4%

Population by age in Lilyfield
Population by age, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4494
5-141,009
15-19420
20-24305
25-34799
35-441,247
45-541,328
55-64954
65-74614
75-84308
85+163
Dwelling types in Lilyfield
Dwelling types, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,449
Townhouse663
Apartment784
Other3
Households by weekly income in Lilyfield
Households by weekly income, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650415
$650-1,499410
$1,500-2,999596
$3,000+1,341
Top ancestries in Lilyfield
Top ancestries, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,662
Australian2,269
Irish1,144
Other1,045
Scottish790
Italian571
Housing tenure in Lilyfield
Housing tenure, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned821
Mortgage995
Rented1,047
Other18
Cars per household in Lilyfield
Cars per household, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0378
11,335
2935
3177
4+51
Commute to work in Lilyfield
Commute to work, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car930
Train3
Bus76
Tram/ferry19
Walked108
Bicycle44
Home2,193
Top countries of birth in Lilyfield
Top countries of birth, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England447
New Zealand199
Italy149
United States71
China68
Greece64
Languages used at home in Lilyfield
Languages used at home, Lilyfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian219
Greek134
Mandarin89
Cantonese83
Spanish71
German45

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

152,900 bird observations recorded near Lilyfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lilyfield

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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