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Primbee NSW 2502

896 addresses · 21 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Primbee · 77 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Primbee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,623 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,341 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,623Population
44Median age
$1,341Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berkeley - Warrawong - Windang statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Primbee itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Port Kembla North, 3.4 km north · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 5.3 km north · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 8.4 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 10.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 32.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Primbee

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

Tree cover measures, Primbee NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 52.1%

Population by age in Primbee
Population by age, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-496
5-14183
15-1987
20-2493
25-34189
35-44179
45-54191
55-64249
65-74187
75-84126
85+45
Dwelling types in Primbee
Dwelling types, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House524
Townhouse68
Apartment51
Other0
Households by weekly income in Primbee
Households by weekly income, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650157
$650-1,499176
$1,500-2,999167
$3,000+107
Top ancestries in Primbee
Top ancestries, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian593
English519
Other160
Irish158
Scottish144
Italian117
Housing tenure in Primbee
Housing tenure, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned267
Mortgage165
Rented199
Other8
Cars per household in Primbee
Cars per household, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
051
1218
2214
385
4+65
Commute to work in Primbee
Commute to work, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car409
Train3
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home134
Top countries of birth in Primbee
Top countries of birth, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England47
Greece33
Italy25
North Macedonia19
Germany11
New Zealand10
Languages used at home in Primbee
Languages used at home, Primbee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek50
Macedonian39
Italian25
Spanish18
Portuguese16
Arabic10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

102,841 bird observations recorded near Primbee — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Primbee

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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