Lovett Bay NSW 2105
111 addresses · 6 streets
Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Lovett Bay · 27 km from Sydney
Living Here
Lovett Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 117 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $2,437 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Bayview - Elanora Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lovett Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 cafés & restaurants
3 Catholic churches
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
2 optometrists
2 libraries
1 post office
2 hardware stores
2 mechanics
1 electrician
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Hawkesbury River, 10.8 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Lovett Bay Wharf, 350 m west · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 6.5 km north-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: 91.3% 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 | 91.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 98.2% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 100.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 56.3%
Population by age in Lovett Bay
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Lovett Bay
| House | 43 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lovett Bay
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in Lovett Bay
| English | 47 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 30 |
| Scottish | 28 |
| Irish | 25 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Other | 5 |
Housing tenure in Lovett Bay
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lovett Bay
| 0 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Lovett Bay
| Car | 9 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Lovett Bay
| England | 19 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
32,376 bird observations recorded near Lovett Bay — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,737)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,803)
- Little Wattlebird (1,713)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,650)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,596)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (1,570)
- Noisy Miner (1,523)
- Australian Magpie (1,246)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,227)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,111)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,107)
- Spotted Pardalote (1,100)
- White-eared Honeyeater (1,067)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lovett Bay
- Pied Currawong (960)
- Australian Brush-turkey (938)
- Australian Raven (861)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (854)
- Red Wattlebird (850)
- Silvereye (848)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (810)
- Grey Butcherbird (800)
- White-browed Scrubwren (770)
- Welcome Swallow (748)
- Brown Thornbill (723)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (703)
- Powerful Owl (637)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (623)
- Grey Fantail (620)
- Silver Gull (602)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (579)
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 Lovett Bay:
- Elvina Bay (0.6 km)
- Morning Bay (0.9 km)
- Mccarrs Creek (1.2 km)
- Scotland Island (1.2 km)
- Church Point (2 km)
- Pittwater (2 km)
- Clareville (2.8 km)
- Ku-ring-gai Chase (3.3 km)
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Streets
- Bona Crescent (13)
- Heswell Avenue (1)
- Lovett Bay (20)
- Portions (16)
- Sturdee Lane (43)
- The Chase (18)
