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Lower Macdonald NSW 2775

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Macquarie Electorate › Hawkesbury LGA › Lower Macdonald · 61 km from Sydney

Living Here

Lower Macdonald is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 244 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,278 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

244Population
53Median age
$1,278Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bilpin - Colo - St Albans statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lower Macdonald itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 31 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 67.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Macdonald

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

Tree cover measures, Lower Macdonald NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202067.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201980.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.5% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Lower Macdonald
Population by age, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1415
15-1913
20-243
25-3419
35-4424
45-5455
55-6446
65-7433
75-8432
85+0
Dwelling types in Lower Macdonald
Dwelling types, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House116
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Macdonald
Households by weekly income, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65026
$650-1,49944
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Lower Macdonald
Top ancestries, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English107
Australian98
Irish33
Scottish22
Ancestry NS22
Other20
Housing tenure in Lower Macdonald
Housing tenure, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned44
Mortgage47
Rented19
Other5
Cars per household in Lower Macdonald
Cars per household, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
138
246
318
4+14
Commute to work in Lower Macdonald
Commute to work, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car47
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Lower Macdonald
Top countries of birth, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Ireland3
New Zealand3
United States3
Languages used at home in Lower Macdonald
Languages used at home, Lower Macdonald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,694 bird observations recorded near Lower Macdonald — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lower Macdonald

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.