Oyster Bay NSW 2225
2,178 addresses · 35 streets
Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Oyster Bay · 19 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Oyster Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,689 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,137 a week, with median rent near $620 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers work from home. 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 Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oyster Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
6 supermarkets
17 Catholic churches
4 doctors & medical clinics
2 dog parks
2 bakeries
1 plumber
3 carpenters
5 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Como, 1.1 km west · Tram stop: Waratah Loop (Sutherland), 4.3 km south-west · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6.9 km south · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 11.3 km north-east.
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: 34.4% 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 | 34.4% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 44.4% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 71.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 66.8%
Population by age in Oyster Bay
| 0-4 | 313 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 956 |
| 15-19 | 437 |
| 20-24 | 289 |
| 25-34 | 398 |
| 35-44 | 795 |
| 45-54 | 944 |
| 55-64 | 632 |
| 65-74 | 553 |
| 75-84 | 278 |
| 85+ | 90 |
Dwelling types in Oyster Bay
| House | 1,439 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 317 |
| Apartment | 37 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Oyster Bay
| <$650 | 135 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 293 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 386 |
| $3,000+ | 893 |
Top ancestries in Oyster Bay
| English | 2,336 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,242 |
| Irish | 820 |
| Scottish | 584 |
| Other | 507 |
| Italian | 234 |
Housing tenure in Oyster Bay
| Owned | 704 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 897 |
| Rented | 175 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Oyster Bay
| 0 | 55 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 412 |
| 2 | 871 |
| 3 | 291 |
| 4+ | 163 |
Commute to work in Oyster Bay
| Car | 1,002 |
|---|---|
| Train | 51 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 1,286 |
Top countries of birth in Oyster Bay
| England | 239 |
|---|---|
| China | 88 |
| New Zealand | 79 |
| South Africa | 36 |
| Ireland | 27 |
| United States | 27 |
Languages used at home in Oyster Bay
| Mandarin | 82 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 75 |
| Cantonese | 36 |
| German | 31 |
| Spanish | 29 |
| Russian | 27 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
130,068 bird observations recorded near Oyster Bay — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (14,461)
- Noisy Miner (11,958)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (10,617)
- Australian Raven (8,258)
- Pied Currawong (7,724)
- Australian Magpie (7,179)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5,444)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,319)
- Australian White Ibis (5,280)
- Welcome Swallow (5,011)
- Silver Gull (4,094)
- White-faced Heron (3,241)
- Red Wattlebird (3,236)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Oyster Bay
- Magpie-lark (3,209)
- Australian Pelican (2,791)
- Chestnut Teal (2,711)
- Brown Thornbill (2,356)
- Rock Dove (2,346)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,297)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,287)
- Common Myna (2,254)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (2,202)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,192)
- Silvereye (2,100)
- Australian King-parrot (2,042)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,999)
- Crimson Rosella (1,946)
- Crested Pigeon (1,912)
- Galah (1,857)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,745)
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 Oyster Bay:
- Kareela (1.3 km)
- Kangaroo Point (1.4 km)
- Como (1.5 km)
- Jannali (1.7 km)
- Sylvania (2.2 km)
- Kyle Bay (2.4 km)
- Connells Point (2.4 km)
- Oatley (2.5 km)
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Streets
- Bates Drive (1)
- Borambil Place (27)
- Caravan Head Road (159)
- Carina Road (121)
- Caroline Street (10)
- Carvers Road (127)
- Como Road (148)
- Connell Road (70)
- Cook Road (25)
- Cowan Street (54)
- Discovery Place (5)
- Drummond Road (71)
- Farrer Place (26)
- Flora Street (15)
- Georges River Crescent (250)
- Georges River Road (40)
- Glenhaven Place (27)
- Green Point Road (136)
- Highview Crescent (19)
- Jannali Crescent (2)
- Juvenis Avenue (42)
- Loves Avenue (56)
- Manning Street (32)
- Oyster Bay Road (285)
- Phillip Street (48)
- Rickard Road (33)
- Riverview Road (79)
- Sage Avenue (2)
- Scylla Road (78)
- Shipwright Place (26)
- Short Street (68)
- Tenth Avenue (37)
- Tiranna Place (20)
- Ward Crescent (24)
- Waterview Street (15)