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Sanctuary Point NSW 2540

5,086 addresses · 105 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Sanctuary Point · 147 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sanctuary Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,874 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,068 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,874Population
47Median age
$1,068Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sanctuary Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 19.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sanctuary Point

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

Tree cover measures, Sanctuary Point NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 45.6%

Population by age in Sanctuary Point
Population by age, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4418
5-14873
15-19436
20-24380
25-34820
35-44834
45-54885
55-641,101
65-741,252
75-84709
85+180
Dwelling types in Sanctuary Point
Dwelling types, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,064
Townhouse98
Apartment55
Other13
Households by weekly income in Sanctuary Point
Households by weekly income, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650754
$650-1,4991,220
$1,500-2,999800
$3,000+200
Top ancestries in Sanctuary Point
Top ancestries, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,354
Australian3,295
Irish800
Scottish777
Aboriginal634
Ancestry NS506
Housing tenure in Sanctuary Point
Housing tenure, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,349
Mortgage884
Rented909
Other34
Cars per household in Sanctuary Point
Cars per household, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0124
11,379
21,144
3374
4+165
Commute to work in Sanctuary Point
Commute to work, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,065
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle8
Home218
Top countries of birth in Sanctuary Point
Top countries of birth, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England342
New Zealand91
Philippines54
Germany48
Scotland43
Greece34
Languages used at home in Sanctuary Point
Languages used at home, Sanctuary Point NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek58
Spanish34
Croatian30
Arabic25
German25
Tagalog25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,276 bird observations recorded near Sanctuary Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sanctuary Point

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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