Sassafras NSW 2622
25 addresses · 2 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Sassafras · 162 km from Sydney
Living Here
Sassafras is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 18 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $900 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 14.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 14.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 83.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Sassafras
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 6 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sassafras
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sassafras
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Sassafras
| English | 10 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
| Dutch | 0 |
Housing tenure in Sassafras
| Owned | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Sassafras
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Sassafras
| Car | 4 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,298 bird observations recorded near Sassafras — most often seen:
- Emu (264)
- Superb Lyrebird (163)
- White-throated Treecreeper (122)
- Pied Currawong (119)
- Australian Magpie (104)
- Brown Thornbill (96)
- Laughing Kookaburra (95)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (94)
- Crimson Rosella (91)
- Grey Fantail (82)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (80)
- Red Wattlebird (75)
- Eastern Spinebill (73)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sassafras
- White-eared Honeyeater (69)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (69)
- Superb Fairy-wren (68)
- Australian Raven (66)
- Spotted Pardalote (66)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (58)
- Grey Currawong (53)
- New Holland Honeyeater (47)
- Eastern Rosella (45)
- Satin Bowerbird (43)
- Eastern Whipbird (41)
- Grey Butcherbird (40)
- Flame Robin (39)
- Striated Thornbill (35)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (34)
- Welcome Swallow (34)
- White-browed Scrubwren (33)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sassafras:
- St George (2.3 km)
- Tianjara (3.3 km)
- Coolumburra (11.6 km)
- Nerriga (13.9 km)
- Quiera (15.3 km)
- Corang (17.9 km)
- Touga (21 km)
- Jerrawangala (21.4 km)
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Streets
- Braidwood Road (22)
- Sturgiss Road (3)