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Paxton NSW 2325

574 addresses · 26 streets

Hunter Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Paxton · 108 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Paxton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,215 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,692 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,215Population
33Median age
$1,692Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 14.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 45.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paxton

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

Tree cover measures, Paxton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 59.9%

Population by age in Paxton
Population by age, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-496
5-14210
15-1968
20-2461
25-34186
35-44150
45-54157
55-64125
65-74107
75-8448
85+7
Dwelling types in Paxton
Dwelling types, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House404
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Paxton
Households by weekly income, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65064
$650-1,499101
$1,500-2,999155
$3,000+67
Top ancestries in Paxton
Top ancestries, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian590
English542
Irish162
Scottish144
Aboriginal120
German55
Housing tenure in Paxton
Housing tenure, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned116
Mortgage214
Rented68
Other9
Cars per household in Paxton
Cars per household, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
1116
2151
381
4+50
Commute to work in Paxton
Commute to work, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car350
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home62
Top countries of birth in Paxton
Top countries of birth, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand16
England15
Scotland5
Italy4
Philippines4
Germany3
Languages used at home in Paxton
Languages used at home, Paxton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,364 bird observations recorded near Paxton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paxton

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.