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Rankin Park NSW 2287

1,085 addresses · 46 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Rankin Park · 114 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rankin Park is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,547 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,214 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,547Population
40Median age
$2,214Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wallsend - Elermore Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rankin Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardiff, 2.5 km south-west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 7.3 km east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 15.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 39.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rankin Park

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

Tree cover measures, Rankin Park NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202039.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 65%

Population by age in Rankin Park
Population by age, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4167
5-14361
15-19145
20-24114
25-34296
35-44381
45-54305
55-64246
65-74320
75-84193
85+32
Dwelling types in Rankin Park
Dwelling types, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House917
Townhouse11
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rankin Park
Households by weekly income, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650111
$650-1,499196
$1,500-2,999307
$3,000+273
Top ancestries in Rankin Park
Top ancestries, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,136
Australian1,070
Irish310
Scottish306
Other199
German99
Housing tenure in Rankin Park
Housing tenure, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned393
Mortgage416
Rented110
Other7
Cars per household in Rankin Park
Cars per household, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
016
1259
2452
3124
4+71
Commute to work in Rankin Park
Commute to work, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car670
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle3
Home350
Top countries of birth in Rankin Park
Top countries of birth, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England53
New Zealand21
China18
Philippines17
Germany15
South Africa14
Languages used at home in Rankin Park
Languages used at home, Rankin Park NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian20
Mandarin17
Urdu12
Korean11
Spanish10
Cantonese8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,183 bird observations recorded near Rankin Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rankin Park

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.