North Avoca NSW 2260
1,255 addresses · 29 streets
Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › North Avoca · 50 km from Sydney
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Living Here
North Avoca is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,318 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,511 a week, with median rent near $545 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 English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Terrigal - North Avoca statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Avoca itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 dentist
1 childcare centre
2 libraries
3 service stations
1 golf club
2 playgrounds
1 dog park
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Gosford, 9.5 km west · Ferry wharf: Davistown Pine Avenue Wharf, 7.7 km south-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 16.1 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 44.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 44.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 70.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 67.3%
Population by age in North Avoca
| 0-4 | 131 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 350 |
| 15-19 | 164 |
| 20-24 | 118 |
| 25-34 | 211 |
| 35-44 | 316 |
| 45-54 | 334 |
| 55-64 | 347 |
| 65-74 | 255 |
| 75-84 | 66 |
| 85+ | 21 |
Dwelling types in North Avoca
| House | 723 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 26 |
| Apartment | 41 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in North Avoca
| <$650 | 52 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 135 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 223 |
| $3,000+ | 325 |
Top ancestries in North Avoca
| English | 1,044 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 924 |
| Irish | 339 |
| Scottish | 299 |
| Other | 186 |
| German | 92 |
Housing tenure in North Avoca
| Owned | 299 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 358 |
| Rented | 114 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in North Avoca
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 181 |
| 2 | 404 |
| 3 | 131 |
| 4+ | 70 |
Commute to work in North Avoca
| Car | 546 |
|---|---|
| Train | 3 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 444 |
Top countries of birth in North Avoca
| England | 122 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 35 |
| South Africa | 33 |
| United States | 24 |
| Scotland | 15 |
| Canada | 13 |
Languages used at home in North Avoca
| Afrikaans | 22 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 11 |
| Portuguese | 10 |
| Mandarin | 5 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Arabic | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30,804 bird observations recorded near North Avoca — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,821)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,762)
- Noisy Miner (1,662)
- Australian Magpie (1,589)
- Australian Pelican (1,343)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,252)
- Silvereye (1,091)
- Masked Lapwing (1,068)
- Welcome Swallow (1,056)
- Common Myna (1,015)
- Grey Butcherbird (973)
- Pacific Black Duck (952)
- Chestnut Teal (923)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Avoca
- White-faced Heron (906)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (897)
- Little Wattlebird (884)
- Tawny Frogmouth (859)
- Magpie-lark (828)
- Australian Brush-turkey (811)
- Bell Miner (799)
- Silver Gull (778)
- Crested Pigeon (758)
- Australian Raven (753)
- Eastern Rosella (737)
- Little Black Cormorant (736)
- Pied Currawong (729)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (726)
- Eastern Whipbird (706)
- Giinbaywarraymal (702)
- Superb Fairy-wren (688)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to North Avoca:
- Terrigal (1.4 km)
- Avoca Beach (1.8 km)
- Picketts Valley (2.3 km)
- Copacabana (3.6 km)
- Wamberal (3.7 km)
- Erina Heights (4 km)
- Kincumber (4.1 km)
- Erina (4.6 km)
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Streets
- Bareena Avenue (28)
- Beachcomber Parade (44)
- Bellevue Crescent (46)
- Bradleys Road (73)
- Bulbararing Road (9)
- Coast Road (56)
- Duncan Road (23)
- Easter Parade (54)
- Elgata Avenue (30)
- Francis Road (38)
- Harcourt Place (40)
- Hibiscus Avenue (24)
- John Gray Close (6)
- Lake Shore Drive (144)
- Lake Street (62)
- Leeside Road (9)
- Mary Elizabeth Crescent (15)
- Mulawa Close (11)
- North Avoca Parade (112)
- Ocean Street (69)
- Palmgrove Place (24)
- Scenic Highway (1)
- Seasound Crescent (4)
- Surf Rider Avenue (78)
- Table Top Road (36)
- Taran Road (1)
- The Arena (28)
- Tramway Road (159)
- View Street (31)
