Picketts Valley NSW 2251
87 addresses · 5 streets
Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Picketts Valley · 50 km from Sydney
Living Here
Picketts Valley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 221 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,971 a week, with median rent near $1,025 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, 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 Kincumber - Picketts Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Picketts Valley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 dentist
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
7 service stations
2 golf clubs
1 dog park
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Gosford, 7.5 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Davistown Pine Avenue Wharf, 5.8 km south-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 14.4 km north-west.
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: 66.1% 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 | 66.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 58.5%
Population by age in Picketts Valley
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 38 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 33 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Picketts Valley
| House | 62 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Picketts Valley
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 26 |
Top ancestries in Picketts Valley
| Australian | 101 |
|---|---|
| English | 96 |
| Irish | 37 |
| Scottish | 28 |
| Other | 17 |
| German | 14 |
Housing tenure in Picketts Valley
| Owned | 22 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Picketts Valley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Picketts Valley
| Car | 55 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Picketts Valley
| England | 15 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
36,852 bird observations recorded near Picketts Valley — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,297)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,082)
- Noisy Miner (1,942)
- Australian Magpie (1,887)
- Australian Pelican (1,562)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,539)
- Masked Lapwing (1,366)
- White-faced Heron (1,238)
- Welcome Swallow (1,218)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,179)
- Silvereye (1,149)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,137)
- Common Myna (1,101)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Picketts Valley
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,075)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1,064)
- Bell Miner (1,061)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,034)
- Chestnut Teal (1,029)
- Little Wattlebird (1,018)
- Magpie-lark (998)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (958)
- Little Pied Cormorant (929)
- Giinbaywarraymal (920)
- Silver Gull (890)
- Superb Fairy-wren (887)
- Little Black Cormorant (884)
- Australian Raven (868)
- Australian Wood Duck (856)
- Eastern Whipbird (850)
- Black Swan (834)
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 Picketts Valley:
- Kincumber (2.1 km)
- Avoca Beach (2.3 km)
- North Avoca (2.3 km)
- Terrigal (2.4 km)
- Erina (2.8 km)
- Erina Heights (3.3 km)
- Kincumber South (3.7 km)
- Green Point (3.8 km)
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Streets
- Bungendore Road (13)
- Country View Close (14)
- Island View Drive (1)
- Picketts Valley Road (55)
- Scenic Highway (4)
