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Prospect NSW 2148

2,435 addresses · 75 streets

Greenway Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Prospect · 28 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Prospect is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,187 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,084 a week, with median rent near $435 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,187Population
38Median age
$2,084Median household income / wk
$435Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seven Hills - Toongabbie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Prospect itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Blacktown, 3.3 km north · Metro station: Bella Vista, 7.9 km north · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 9.2 km west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 16 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Prospect

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

Tree cover measures, Prospect NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201923.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Prospect
Population by age, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4342
5-14615
15-19328
20-24339
25-34715
35-44771
45-54667
55-64623
65-74528
75-84224
85+43
Dwelling types in Prospect
Dwelling types, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,437
Townhouse108
Apartment171
Other0
Households by weekly income in Prospect
Households by weekly income, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650197
$650-1,499381
$1,500-2,999551
$3,000+447
Top ancestries in Prospect
Top ancestries, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,383
Australian1,015
English849
Indian536
Chinese297
Maltese296
Housing tenure in Prospect
Housing tenure, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned566
Mortgage749
Rented360
Other14
Cars per household in Prospect
Cars per household, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
053
1530
2686
3263
4+161
Commute to work in Prospect
Commute to work, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,151
Train24
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle3
Home727
Top countries of birth in Prospect
Top countries of birth, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India382
Philippines173
Fiji150
Sri Lanka120
New Zealand100
China90
Languages used at home in Prospect
Languages used at home, Prospect NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic294
Hindi181
Tamil164
Gujarati142
Punjabi135
Mandarin129

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,092 bird observations recorded near Prospect — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Prospect

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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