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Maroubra NSW 2035

17,279 addresses · 164 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Maroubra · 9 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A large eastern-Sydney beachside suburb, Maroubra mixes apartments with family homes near the coast. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 39. Median household income is $2,141 a week, with rent around $540.

Maroubra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 30,722 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,141 a week, with median rent near $540 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 55% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

30,722Population
39Median age
$2,141Median household income / wk
$540Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 5.7 km north-west · Metro station: Waterloo, 6.6 km north-west · Light rail stop: Juniors Kingsford, 2.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 2.5 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 7 km south · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maroubra

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

Tree cover measures, Maroubra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Population by age in Maroubra
Population by age, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,597
5-143,332
15-191,488
20-241,763
25-344,858
35-444,715
45-544,067
55-643,399
65-742,695
75-841,885
85+927
Dwelling types in Maroubra
Dwelling types, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,550
Townhouse2,509
Apartment5,821
Other97
Households by weekly income in Maroubra
Households by weekly income, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,919
$650-1,4992,241
$1,500-2,9993,130
$3,000+3,939
Top ancestries in Maroubra
Top ancestries, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English6,956
Other6,054
Australian5,909
Chinese3,873
Irish3,545
Greek2,108
Housing tenure in Maroubra
Housing tenure, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,565
Mortgage2,894
Rented5,099
Other261
Cars per household in Maroubra
Cars per household, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,783
15,372
23,463
3804
4+378
Commute to work in Maroubra
Commute to work, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,104
Train18
Bus616
Tram/ferry15
Walked412
Bicycle125
Home6,315
Top countries of birth in Maroubra
Top countries of birth, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England1,243
China1,053
Brazil971
Indonesia675
Ireland582
New Zealand491
Languages used at home in Maroubra
Languages used at home, Maroubra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,332
Mandarin1,204
Cantonese1,125
Portuguese1,066
French860
Spanish659

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

132,856 bird observations recorded near Maroubra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maroubra

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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