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Redhead NSW 2290

2,471 addresses · 54 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Redhead · 106 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Redhead is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,785 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,598 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,785Population
48Median age
$1,598Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kotara, 8 km north · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 8.2 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 34.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Redhead

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

Tree cover measures, Redhead NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 54.4%

Population by age in Redhead
Population by age, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4169
5-14495
15-19233
20-24147
25-34243
35-44401
45-54515
55-64513
65-74499
75-84343
85+225
Dwelling types in Redhead
Dwelling types, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,310
Townhouse83
Apartment11
Other0
Households by weekly income in Redhead
Households by weekly income, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650333
$650-1,499302
$1,500-2,999264
$3,000+397
Top ancestries in Redhead
Top ancestries, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,685
Australian1,644
Scottish490
Irish403
Ancestry NS237
German164
Housing tenure in Redhead
Housing tenure, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned782
Mortgage398
Rented185
Other30
Cars per household in Redhead
Cars per household, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
083
1484
2546
3170
4+109
Commute to work in Redhead
Commute to work, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car907
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle10
Home401
Top countries of birth in Redhead
Top countries of birth, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England115
New Zealand37
Germany21
Scotland17
South Africa17
United States12
Languages used at home in Redhead
Languages used at home, Redhead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German22
Italian16
Macedonian16
Spanish15
Japanese8
Arabic6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,125 bird observations recorded near Redhead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Redhead

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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