Phegans Bay NSW 2256
246 addresses · 11 streets
Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Phegans Bay · 43 km from Sydney
Living Here
Phegans Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 406 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,075 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Woy Woy - Blackwall statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Phegans Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
3 service stations
4 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 dog park
1 hardware store
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Woy Woy, 1.4 km east · Railway halt: Wondabyne, 4.8 km west · Ferry wharf: Woy Woy Wharf, 1.7 km east · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 11.1 km south.
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: 71.8% 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 | 71.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 95.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 66.6%
Population by age in Phegans Bay
| 0-4 | 23 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 30 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 20 |
| 25-34 | 46 |
| 35-44 | 44 |
| 45-54 | 73 |
| 55-64 | 96 |
| 65-74 | 43 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Phegans Bay
| House | 162 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Phegans Bay
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 48 |
| $3,000+ | 54 |
Top ancestries in Phegans Bay
| English | 173 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 155 |
| Irish | 80 |
| Scottish | 49 |
| Other | 30 |
| Italian | 23 |
Housing tenure in Phegans Bay
| Owned | 53 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 81 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Phegans Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 65 |
| 2 | 67 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Phegans Bay
| Car | 84 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 102 |
Top countries of birth in Phegans Bay
| England | 40 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| United States | 8 |
| France | 6 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
Languages used at home in Phegans Bay
| Spanish | 9 |
|---|---|
| French | 4 |
| German | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
| Polish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
33,558 bird observations recorded near Phegans Bay — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,517)
- Australian White Ibis (2,152)
- Australian Magpie (1,953)
- Noisy Miner (1,878)
- Australian Pelican (1,581)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,513)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,379)
- Australian Raven (1,192)
- Common Mallard (1,117)
- Welcome Swallow (1,086)
- Silver Gull (1,085)
- Masked Lapwing (1,054)
- Rock Dove (1,036)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Phegans Bay
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,008)
- Grey Butcherbird (933)
- Australian Brush-turkey (919)
- Common Myna (900)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (854)
- Crested Pigeon (837)
- Magpie-lark (769)
- Pacific Black Duck (736)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (699)
- Australian Wood Duck (696)
- White-faced Heron (687)
- Birds (686)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (679)
- Southern Noisy Miner (676)
- Little Wattlebird (661)
- Little Corella (656)
- Bush Stone-curlew (619)
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 Phegans Bay:
- Woy Woy Bay (0.6 km)
- Horsfield Bay (0.7 km)
- Woy Woy (1.4 km)
- Koolewong (2.5 km)
- Blackwall (2.9 km)
- Umina Beach (3.4 km)
- St Huberts Island (3.6 km)
- Ettalong Beach (3.8 km)
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Streets
- Alkira Parade (4)
- Central Avenue (6)
- Crest Road (2)
- Monastir Road (59)
- Olive Avenue (35)
- Phegans Bay Road (86)
- Raymond Road (23)
- Roma Close (6)
- Wattle Crescent (21)
- Woy Woy Bay Road (3)
- Woy Woy Road (1)
