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Rathmines NSW 2283

1,147 addresses · 34 streets

Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Rathmines · 98 km from Sydney

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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.

2,076Population
47Median age
$1,517Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

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

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

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 50% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rathmines

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

Tree cover measures, Rathmines NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 55%

Population by age in Rathmines
Population by age, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4104
5-14263
15-19118
20-24115
25-34177
35-44209
45-54260
55-64309
65-74337
75-84142
85+42
Dwelling types in Rathmines
Dwelling types, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House710
Townhouse54
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rathmines
Households by weekly income, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65086
$650-1,499268
$1,500-2,999216
$3,000+150
Top ancestries in Rathmines
Top ancestries, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English951
Australian870
Scottish286
Irish234
Other123
German97
Housing tenure in Rathmines
Housing tenure, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned340
Mortgage311
Rented105
Other3
Cars per household in Rathmines
Cars per household, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
013
1222
2289
3144
4+80
Commute to work in Rathmines
Commute to work, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car553
Train4
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home162
Top countries of birth in Rathmines
Top countries of birth, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England58
New Zealand31
Netherlands15
Scotland11
China10
Germany9
Languages used at home in Rathmines
Languages used at home, Rathmines NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin15
Spanish8
Thai5
Cantonese4
German4
Bengali4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

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

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rathmines

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