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Plumpton NSW 2761

3,336 addresses · 109 streets

Chifley Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Plumpton · 37 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Plumpton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,070 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,171 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Filipino, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,070Population
34Median age
$2,171Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
3.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hassall Grove - Plumpton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Plumpton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rooty Hill, 2.3 km south · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 2.4 km south-west · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 17.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Plumpton

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

Tree cover measures, Plumpton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20198.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 61.1%

Population by age in Plumpton
Population by age, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4641
5-141,613
15-19740
20-24774
25-341,360
35-441,421
45-541,324
55-641,176
65-74656
75-84252
85+112
Dwelling types in Plumpton
Dwelling types, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,277
Townhouse466
Apartment22
Other0
Households by weekly income in Plumpton
Households by weekly income, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650270
$650-1,499565
$1,500-2,9991,013
$3,000+743
Top ancestries in Plumpton
Top ancestries, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other3,226
Filipino2,298
Australian1,507
English1,140
Indian1,095
Ancestry NS591
Housing tenure in Plumpton
Housing tenure, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned557
Mortgage1,397
Rented726
Other47
Cars per household in Plumpton
Cars per household, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0127
1812
21,095
3433
4+276
Commute to work in Plumpton
Commute to work, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,451
Train83
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle8
Home1,076
Top countries of birth in Plumpton
Top countries of birth, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines1,641
Fiji560
Pakistan442
India437
New Zealand234
Afghanistan130
Languages used at home in Plumpton
Languages used at home, Plumpton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog1,097
Urdu661
Hindi646
Filipino450
Arabic347
Bengali187

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,961 bird observations recorded near Plumpton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Plumpton

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.