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Mittagong NSW 2575

4,293 addresses · 127 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Mittagong · 96 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Mittagong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,090 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,425 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,090Population
49Median age
$1,425Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mittagong, 100 m south-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 33.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 46.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mittagong

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

Tree cover measures, Mittagong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202046.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202162.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in Mittagong
Population by age, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4293
5-14609
15-19351
20-24228
25-34617
35-44632
45-54767
55-64798
65-74879
75-84641
85+279
Dwelling types in Mittagong
Dwelling types, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,063
Townhouse187
Apartment176
Other29
Households by weekly income in Mittagong
Households by weekly income, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650497
$650-1,499723
$1,500-2,999631
$3,000+476
Top ancestries in Mittagong
Top ancestries, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,670
Australian2,095
Irish924
Scottish813
Other607
Ancestry NS307
Housing tenure in Mittagong
Housing tenure, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,034
Mortgage639
Rented678
Other83
Cars per household in Mittagong
Cars per household, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0137
11,027
2840
3278
4+159
Commute to work in Mittagong
Commute to work, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,572
Train20
Bus4
Tram/ferry5
Walked100
Bicycle3
Home645
Top countries of birth in Mittagong
Top countries of birth, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England330
Nepal137
India119
New Zealand98
Philippines53
Scotland40
Languages used at home in Mittagong
Languages used at home, Mittagong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali144
Punjabi42
Italian36
Mandarin32
Tagalog31
French25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,821 bird observations recorded near Mittagong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mittagong

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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