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Oswald NSW 2321

39 addresses · 3 streets

Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Oswald · 131 km from Sydney

Living Here

Oswald is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 88 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,125 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

88Population
44Median age
$2,125Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oswald itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lochinvar, 3.5 km south-east · Airport: Maitland Airport, 6.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oswald

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

Tree cover measures, Oswald NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 72.1%

Population by age in Oswald
Population by age, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1414
15-197
20-246
25-340
35-4412
45-5422
55-643
65-747
75-846
85+3
Dwelling types in Oswald
Dwelling types, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Oswald
Households by weekly income, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Oswald
Top ancestries, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian53
English25
Scottish10
Irish7
Croatian6
Dutch5
Housing tenure in Oswald
Housing tenure, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage10
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Oswald
Cars per household, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
214
38
4+0
Commute to work in Oswald
Commute to work, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car25
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Oswald
Top countries of birth, Oswald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Netherlands5
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,742 bird observations recorded near Oswald — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oswald

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.