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Loftus NSW 2232

1,744 addresses · 48 streets

Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Loftus · 25 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Loftus is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,190 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,425 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,190Population
39Median age
$2,425Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Loftus, 450 m east · Tram stop: Lakewood Park, 500 m east · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 2.1 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 14.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 45.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Loftus

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

Tree cover measures, Loftus NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201947.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 64.9%

Population by age in Loftus
Population by age, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4291
5-14617
15-19319
20-24206
25-34392
35-44551
45-54630
55-64429
65-74369
75-84295
85+98
Dwelling types in Loftus
Dwelling types, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,238
Townhouse163
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Loftus
Households by weekly income, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650172
$650-1,499260
$1,500-2,999376
$3,000+531
Top ancestries in Loftus
Top ancestries, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,872
English1,827
Irish665
Scottish457
Other357
Italian167
Housing tenure in Loftus
Housing tenure, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned606
Mortgage619
Rented156
Other8
Cars per household in Loftus
Cars per household, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
052
1441
2609
3188
4+111
Commute to work in Loftus
Commute to work, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car846
Train57
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle10
Home787
Top countries of birth in Loftus
Top countries of birth, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England129
New Zealand47
China22
United States21
Ireland15
Germany14
Languages used at home in Loftus
Languages used at home, Loftus NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin26
Spanish21
Cantonese17
Russian15
Arabic11
Turkish11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

89,024 bird observations recorded near Loftus — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Loftus

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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