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Scone NSW 2337

3,989 addresses · 120 streets

New England Electorate › Upper Hunter Shire LGA › Scone · 205 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Scone is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,824 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,507 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,824Population
39Median age
$1,507Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Scone, 300 m north-east · Airport: Scone Airport, 3.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 17.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Scone

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

Tree cover measures, Scone NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 62.1%

Population by age in Scone
Population by age, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4314
5-14831
15-19326
20-24280
25-34790
35-44749
45-54704
55-64678
65-74559
75-84396
85+194
Dwelling types in Scone
Dwelling types, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,926
Townhouse305
Apartment32
Other10
Households by weekly income in Scone
Households by weekly income, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650429
$650-1,499628
$1,500-2,999613
$3,000+444
Top ancestries in Scone
Top ancestries, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,537
English2,498
Irish679
Scottish613
Aboriginal385
Ancestry NS362
Housing tenure in Scone
Housing tenure, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned720
Mortgage771
Rented695
Other60
Cars per household in Scone
Cars per household, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0128
1829
2878
3272
4+136
Commute to work in Scone
Commute to work, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,060
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked95
Bicycle28
Home237
Top countries of birth in Scone
Top countries of birth, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England107
China104
New Zealand76
Philippines65
Ireland29
South Africa24
Languages used at home in Scone
Languages used at home, Scone NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin97
Filipino38
Cantonese21
Portuguese20
Malayalam16
Tagalog16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,925 bird observations recorded near Scone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Scone

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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