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Rhodes NSW 2138

8,056 addresses · 25 streets

Reid Electorate › Canada Bay LGA › Rhodes · 12 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rhodes is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,453 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,183 a week, with median rent near $560 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 39% of households own their home and 60% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Korean, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

11,453Population
32Median age
$2,183Median household income / wk
$560Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Concord West - North Strathfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rhodes itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rhodes, 200 m south-east · Metro station: North Ryde, 6.1 km north-east · Light rail stop: Dundas, 5.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 3.6 km east · Ferry wharf: Meadowbank, 900 m north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 13.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 12.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rhodes

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

Tree cover measures, Rhodes NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201916.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 69.5%

Population by age in Rhodes
Population by age, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4807
5-14594
15-19195
20-24947
25-344,322
35-442,376
45-54741
55-64749
65-74507
75-84163
85+63
Dwelling types in Rhodes
Dwelling types, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House161
Townhouse76
Apartment4,765
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rhodes
Households by weekly income, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650532
$650-1,4991,016
$1,500-2,9991,725
$3,000+1,495
Top ancestries in Rhodes
Top ancestries, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,951
Other2,012
Korean1,325
English862
Indian842
Australian633
Housing tenure in Rhodes
Housing tenure, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned526
Mortgage1,385
Rented2,967
Other58
Cars per household in Rhodes
Cars per household, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0877
13,123
2794
3101
4+35
Commute to work in Rhodes
Commute to work, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,510
Train490
Bus62
Tram/ferry0
Walked165
Bicycle18
Home3,394
Top countries of birth in Rhodes
Top countries of birth, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China3,170
South Korea1,091
India702
Hong Kong411
Philippines245
Malaysia176
Languages used at home in Rhodes
Languages used at home, Rhodes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,454
Korean1,219
Cantonese955
Hindi367
Arabic238
Spanish198

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

254,062 bird observations recorded near Rhodes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rhodes

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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