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Pelican NSW 2281

419 addresses · 15 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Pelican · 97 km from Sydney

Living Here

Pelican is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 874 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,448 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

874Population
48Median age
$1,448Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belmont South - Blacksmiths statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pelican itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fassifern, 11.3 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 650 m north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 33.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pelican

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

Tree cover measures, Pelican NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 54.2%

Population by age in Pelican
Population by age, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-452
5-1499
15-1930
20-2438
25-3465
35-44118
45-54111
55-64140
65-74142
75-8476
85+16
Dwelling types in Pelican
Dwelling types, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House326
Townhouse15
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pelican
Households by weekly income, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65060
$650-1,499103
$1,500-2,99995
$3,000+66
Top ancestries in Pelican
Top ancestries, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian412
English409
Irish97
Scottish87
German39
Aboriginal35
Housing tenure in Pelican
Housing tenure, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned172
Mortgage98
Rented63
Other3
Cars per household in Pelican
Cars per household, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
013
1111
2137
346
4+28
Commute to work in Pelican
Commute to work, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car232
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home67
Top countries of birth in Pelican
Top countries of birth, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand10
Ireland3
Wales3
Languages used at home in Pelican
Languages used at home, Pelican NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans4
Greek4
Indonesian4
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,862 bird observations recorded near Pelican — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pelican

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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