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Menai NSW 2234

4,519 addresses · 160 streets

Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Menai · 24 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Menai is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,419 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,575 a week, with median rent near $560 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

10,419Population
39Median age
$2,575Median household income / wk
$560Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Menai itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sutherland, 4.5 km south-east · Tram stop: Waratah Loop (Sutherland), 4.6 km south-east · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6.8 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 10 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 53.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Menai

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

Tree cover measures, Menai NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201956.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 68.9%

Population by age in Menai
Population by age, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4594
5-141,462
15-19720
20-24711
25-341,179
35-441,290
45-541,498
55-641,542
65-74905
75-84415
85+107
Dwelling types in Menai
Dwelling types, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,583
Townhouse739
Apartment108
Other0
Households by weekly income in Menai
Households by weekly income, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650303
$650-1,499588
$1,500-2,999979
$3,000+1,376
Top ancestries in Menai
Top ancestries, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,720
English3,487
Other1,282
Irish1,060
Scottish871
Italian645
Housing tenure in Menai
Housing tenure, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,238
Mortgage1,634
Rented505
Other32
Cars per household in Menai
Cars per household, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0108
1841
21,568
3531
4+361
Commute to work in Menai
Commute to work, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,373
Train46
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked55
Bicycle0
Home2,082
Top countries of birth in Menai
Top countries of birth, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England261
China150
South Africa124
New Zealand116
North Macedonia91
India73
Languages used at home in Menai
Languages used at home, Menai NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek259
Arabic210
Mandarin190
Macedonian183
Cantonese111
Spanish103

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

64,492 bird observations recorded near Menai — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Menai

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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