Linden NSW 2778
297 addresses · 18 streets
Macquarie Electorate › Blue Mountains LGA › Linden · 68 km from Sydney
Living Here
Linden is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 471 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,039 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Linden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
1 hospital
2 service stations
1 golf club
1 mechanic
1 electrician
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Linden, 300 m east · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 27.2 km south-east.
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: 90.3% 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 | 90.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 85.4% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 98.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 60.9%
Population by age in Linden
| 0-4 | 23 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 50 |
| 15-19 | 27 |
| 20-24 | 26 |
| 25-34 | 38 |
| 35-44 | 57 |
| 45-54 | 76 |
| 55-64 | 75 |
| 65-74 | 72 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Linden
| House | 189 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Linden
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 54 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 67 |
| $3,000+ | 44 |
Top ancestries in Linden
| English | 237 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 186 |
| Irish | 61 |
| Scottish | 58 |
| German | 26 |
| Other | 25 |
Housing tenure in Linden
| Owned | 75 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 91 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Linden
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 58 |
| 2 | 87 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Linden
| Car | 121 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 78 |
Top countries of birth in Linden
| England | 37 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Canada | 6 |
| China | 5 |
| Mauritius | 5 |
| Egypt | 4 |
Languages used at home in Linden
| Australian Indigenous | 5 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 4 |
| Mandarin | 4 |
| French | 4 |
| German | 4 |
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
48,488 bird observations recorded near Linden — most often seen:
- Eastern Spinebill (2,831)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,626)
- Crimson Rosella (2,408)
- Brown Thornbill (2,154)
- New Holland Honeyeater (2,152)
- White-throated Treecreeper (2,083)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (1,927)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1,773)
- Red Wattlebird (1,763)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (1,758)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,728)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,713)
- Pied Currawong (1,669)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Linden
- Grey Fantail (1,658)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (1,556)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1,522)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,478)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (1,455)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,281)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,255)
- Australian King-parrot (1,251)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (1,231)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (1,204)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (1,179)
- Australian Magpie (1,177)
- White-naped Honeyeater (1,165)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,144)
- Satin Bowerbird (1,125)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (1,112)
- Striated Thornbill (1,110)
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 Linden:
- Blue Labyrinth (2.8 km)
- Woodford (3.3 km)
- Hazelbrook (4.3 km)
- Rocklily Ridge (4.4 km)
- Faulconbridge (4.6 km)
- Springwood (6.4 km)
- Lawson (6.5 km)
- Valley Heights (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Boronia Place (8)
- Bull Road (3)
- Burke Road (7)
- Caley Lane (10)
- Chapman Avenue (31)
- Dawes Avenue (11)
- Dryandra Place (10)
- Glossop Road (102)
- Great Western Highway (31)
- Hepburn Road (8)
- Linden Place (7)
- Martin Place (37)
- Morilla Road (4)
- Numantia Road (2)
- Old Bathurst Road (1)
- Railway Parade (5)
- Tollgate Drive (3)
- Weemala Avenue (17)
