Rathmines NSW 2283

Living Here

Rathmines is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,076 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,517 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 9 schools

  • Rathmines Public School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Arcadia Vale Public School
  • Coal Point Public School
  • Wangi Wangi Public School
  • Toronto High School
  • Toronto Public School
  • Biraban Public School
  • Blackalls Park Public School
• 1 supermarket

  • IGA
• 8 parks

  • Rathmines Park
  • Catalina Park
  • Hillshot Park
  • Collard Reserve
  • Kilaben Park
  • Arcadia Reserve
  • Coal Point Primary School Naturespace & Community Hub
  • Sylvan Park
• 2 Catholic churches

  • St Joseph's Toronto Church
  • Saint Patrick's Church - Swansea
• 7 hospitals

  • Toronto Private Hospital
  • Belmont Hospital
  • Warners Bay Private Hospital
  • Morisset Hospital
  • Lake Macquarie Private Hospital
  • Moriseset Comunity Health Centre
  • Pendlebury Clinc Private Hospital
• 2 libraries

  • Wangi Wangi Library
  • Toronto Library
• 3 post offices

  • Rathmines Post Office
  • Wangi Wangi Post Office
  • Toronto Post Office
• 3 service stations

  • Ampol Foodary
  • Shell
  • BP
• 1 gym

  • Westlakes Automobile Club
• 3 golf clubs

  • Toronto Country Club
  • Belmont Golf & Bowls
  • Belmont Golf Club
• 1 bakery

  • Rathmines Cake & Bread Shop
• 1 butcher

  • vacant
• 1 electrician

  • Rix Electrical Contracting
• 4 places to stay

  • Summerhill Park
  • Catalina Motel Lake Macquarie
  • Wangi Point Lakeside Holiday Park
  • Swansea Gardens Lakeside Holiday Park

Getting around. Train station: Awaba, 5.3 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 6.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 68.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 55%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,824 bird observations recorded near Rathmines — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,915)
• Noisy Miner (1,783)
• Australian Magpie (1,780)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,718)
• Australian Raven (1,408)
• Eastern Rosella (1,326)
• Australian Pelican (1,278)
• Welcome Swallow (1,173)
• Grey Butcherbird (1,041)
• Magpie-lark (1,026)
• Giinbaywarraymal (1,005)
• Australian Wood Duck (978)
• White-faced Heron (932)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Rathmines:

• Balmoral (0.6 km)
• Buttaba (1.2 km)
• Fishing Point (1.5 km)
• Kilaben Bay (1.9 km)
• Lake Macquarie (2 km)
• Arcadia Vale (2.2 km)
• Coal Point (2.4 km)
• Carey Bay (2.5 km)

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