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Little Bay NSW 2036

2,959 addresses · 49 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Little Bay · 13 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Little Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,817 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,364 a week, with median rent near $590 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 57% of households own their home and 41% 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.

4,817Population
42Median age
$2,364Median household income / wk
$590Median rent / wk
2.4Avg 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: Little Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Domestic Airport, 7.8 km north-west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 6.1 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 3.5 km south-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 6.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Little Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Little Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 60.2%

Population by age in Little Bay
Population by age, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4296
5-14525
15-19193
20-24179
25-34611
35-44783
45-54648
55-64529
65-74497
75-84379
85+177
Dwelling types in Little Bay
Dwelling types, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House537
Townhouse288
Apartment1,025
Other0
Households by weekly income in Little Bay
Households by weekly income, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650287
$650-1,499298
$1,500-2,999496
$3,000+674
Top ancestries in Little Bay
Top ancestries, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,353
Australian1,028
Other763
Irish708
Chinese448
Scottish340
Housing tenure in Little Bay
Housing tenure, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned515
Mortgage519
Rented741
Other47
Cars per household in Little Bay
Cars per household, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0144
1758
2688
3151
4+80
Commute to work in Little Bay
Commute to work, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car904
Train4
Bus46
Tram/ferry4
Walked33
Bicycle10
Home952
Top countries of birth in Little Bay
Top countries of birth, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England247
China153
Ireland113
New Zealand111
France64
South Africa64
Languages used at home in Little Bay
Languages used at home, Little Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin184
French124
Greek113
Cantonese100
Russian70
Portuguese68

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

54,373 bird observations recorded near Little Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Little Bay

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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