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Scarborough NSW 2515

149 addresses · 7 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Scarborough · 50 km from Sydney

Living Here

Scarborough is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 325 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,571 a week, with median rent near $575 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

325Population
41Median age
$2,571Median household income / wk
$575Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Scarborough itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wombarra, 800 m south-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 35.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 75.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Scarborough

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

Tree cover measures, Scarborough NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202075.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Scarborough
Population by age, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-424
5-1455
15-1925
20-2411
25-3426
35-4439
45-5454
55-6446
65-7426
75-848
85+3
Dwelling types in Scarborough
Dwelling types, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House96
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Scarborough
Households by weekly income, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+42
Top ancestries in Scarborough
Top ancestries, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English165
Australian114
Scottish43
Irish42
Other23
Italian20
Housing tenure in Scarborough
Housing tenure, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned38
Mortgage42
Rented18
Other0
Cars per household in Scarborough
Cars per household, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
132
244
312
4+10
Commute to work in Scarborough
Commute to work, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car50
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home67
Top countries of birth in Scarborough
Top countries of birth, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England20
Netherlands5
New Zealand4
Germany3
Scotland3
United States3
Languages used at home in Scarborough
Languages used at home, Scarborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German3
Urdu3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,271 bird observations recorded near Scarborough — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Scarborough

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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