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Marks Point NSW 2280

1,125 addresses · 20 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Marks Point · 99 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Marks Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,861 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,122 a week, with median rent near $318 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,861Population
48Median age
$1,122Median household income / wk
$318Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belmont South - Blacksmiths statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marks Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fassifern, 10.2 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 950 m south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 27.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Marks Point

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

Tree cover measures, Marks Point NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 49.9%

Population by age in Marks Point
Population by age, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4103
5-14197
15-1974
20-2488
25-34188
35-44192
45-54216
55-64320
65-74294
75-84132
85+45
Dwelling types in Marks Point
Dwelling types, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House476
Townhouse103
Apartment243
Other5
Households by weekly income in Marks Point
Households by weekly income, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650215
$650-1,499256
$1,500-2,999188
$3,000+100
Top ancestries in Marks Point
Top ancestries, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English834
Australian771
Scottish238
Irish220
Aboriginal122
Ancestry NS100
Housing tenure in Marks Point
Housing tenure, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned276
Mortgage200
Rented322
Other5
Cars per household in Marks Point
Cars per household, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
084
1334
2261
394
4+41
Commute to work in Marks Point
Commute to work, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car430
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle4
Home145
Top countries of birth in Marks Point
Top countries of birth, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England50
New Zealand23
Germany11
Ireland10
South Africa10
Indonesia6
Languages used at home in Marks Point
Languages used at home, Marks Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German8
Mandarin6
Tamil5
Italian4
Serbian4
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,980 bird observations recorded near Marks Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Marks Point

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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