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Matcham NSW 2250

521 addresses · 15 streets

Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Matcham · 55 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Matcham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,038 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $3,360 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,038Population
44Median age
$3,360Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Erina - Green Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Matcham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lisarow, 5.8 km north-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 12.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 70.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Matcham

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

Tree cover measures, Matcham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Population by age in Matcham
Population by age, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14172
15-1985
20-2446
25-3465
35-44116
45-54162
55-64157
65-74136
75-8440
85+14
Dwelling types in Matcham
Dwelling types, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House309
Townhouse5
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Matcham
Households by weekly income, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49947
$1,500-2,99964
$3,000+155
Top ancestries in Matcham
Top ancestries, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English482
Australian380
Irish136
Scottish127
Other67
German47
Housing tenure in Matcham
Housing tenure, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned155
Mortgage139
Rented19
Other4
Cars per household in Matcham
Cars per household, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
132
2133
375
4+70
Commute to work in Matcham
Commute to work, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car223
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home179
Top countries of birth in Matcham
Top countries of birth, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England71
New Zealand16
South Africa16
Scotland8
India7
China5
Languages used at home in Matcham
Languages used at home, Matcham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin16
Hindi7
Vietnamese7
Afrikaans6
German4
Spanish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,733 bird observations recorded near Matcham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Matcham

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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