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Palm Beach NSW 2108

1,590 addresses · 33 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Palm Beach · 31 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Palm Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,652 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $2,807 a week, with median rent near $895 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 17% 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.

1,652Population
58Median age
$2,807Median household income / wk
$895Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Hawkesbury River, 11 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Palm Beach Ferry Wharf, 1000 m north-west · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 1.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 30.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Palm Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Palm Beach NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201938.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 52.7%

Population by age in Palm Beach
Population by age, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-456
5-14111
15-1981
20-2458
25-3492
35-44120
45-54201
55-64306
65-74339
75-84240
85+41
Dwelling types in Palm Beach
Dwelling types, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House591
Townhouse8
Apartment63
Other0
Households by weekly income in Palm Beach
Households by weekly income, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65064
$650-1,49997
$1,500-2,999153
$3,000+287
Top ancestries in Palm Beach
Top ancestries, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English870
Australian504
Irish265
Scottish244
Other142
Ancestry NS69
Housing tenure in Palm Beach
Housing tenure, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned368
Mortgage155
Rented110
Other19
Cars per household in Palm Beach
Cars per household, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
010
1181
2319
391
4+53
Commute to work in Palm Beach
Commute to work, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car291
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle0
Home339
Top countries of birth in Palm Beach
Top countries of birth, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England126
New Zealand45
United States27
South Africa14
Italy11
Ireland10
Languages used at home in Palm Beach
Languages used at home, Palm Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish18
Italian11
Russian8
Turkish8
Mandarin7
French7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,256 bird observations recorded near Palm Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Palm Beach

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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