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Matraville NSW 2036

5,235 addresses · 89 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Matraville · 10 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Matraville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,925 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,075 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,925Population
42Median age
$2,075Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Malabar - La Perouse - Chifley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Matraville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Domestic Airport, 5.7 km north-west · Metro station: Waterloo, 7.5 km north-west · Light rail stop: Juniors Kingsford, 3.8 km north · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 3.8 km north · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 5.1 km south · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 7.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Matraville

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

Tree cover measures, Matraville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20199.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 59.4%

Population by age in Matraville
Population by age, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4529
5-141,291
15-19602
20-24553
25-341,052
35-441,315
45-541,458
55-641,289
65-74992
75-84613
85+228
Dwelling types in Matraville
Dwelling types, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,646
Townhouse1,065
Apartment736
Other4
Households by weekly income in Matraville
Households by weekly income, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650572
$650-1,499733
$1,500-2,999831
$3,000+1,121
Top ancestries in Matraville
Top ancestries, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,309
Australian2,275
Other1,762
Irish1,193
Chinese1,018
Scottish587
Housing tenure in Matraville
Housing tenure, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,093
Mortgage1,069
Rented1,197
Other44
Cars per household in Matraville
Cars per household, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0384
11,266
21,179
3396
4+173
Commute to work in Matraville
Commute to work, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,006
Train3
Bus139
Tram/ferry0
Walked92
Bicycle19
Home1,543
Top countries of birth in Matraville
Top countries of birth, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England343
China251
New Zealand195
Indonesia176
Ireland159
Philippines125
Languages used at home in Matraville
Languages used at home, Matraville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese331
Mandarin272
Greek259
Indonesian173
Italian165
Spanish159

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

119,475 bird observations recorded near Matraville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Matraville

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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