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Phillip Bay NSW 2036

328 addresses · 12 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Phillip Bay · 13 km from Sydney

Living Here

Phillip Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 721 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,193 a week, with median rent near $313 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

721Population
44Median age
$2,193Median household income / wk
$313Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Malabar - La Perouse - Chifley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Phillip Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Domestic Airport, 7.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 5.6 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 2.8 km south-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 6.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 19.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Phillip Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Phillip Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201917.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 58%

Population by age in Phillip Bay
Population by age, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-1497
15-1947
20-2443
25-3462
35-4482
45-5497
55-64101
65-7484
75-8456
85+20
Dwelling types in Phillip Bay
Dwelling types, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House187
Townhouse26
Apartment16
Other0
Households by weekly income in Phillip Bay
Households by weekly income, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99953
$3,000+81
Top ancestries in Phillip Bay
Top ancestries, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English194
Australian184
Aboriginal96
Other93
Irish82
Scottish61
Housing tenure in Phillip Bay
Housing tenure, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned90
Mortgage85
Rented50
Other6
Cars per household in Phillip Bay
Cars per household, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
162
276
343
4+30
Commute to work in Phillip Bay
Commute to work, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car158
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home109
Top countries of birth in Phillip Bay
Top countries of birth, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England28
China13
Poland13
New Zealand12
Brazil9
Canada9
Languages used at home in Phillip Bay
Languages used at home, Phillip Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin16
Greek15
Serbian14
German12
French11
Bengali9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

55,529 bird observations recorded near Phillip Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Phillip Bay

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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Image — J Bar · CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons).