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Sefton NSW 2162

2,670 addresses · 42 streets

Blaxland Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Sefton · 18 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sefton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,300 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,528 a week, with median rent near $425 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Lebanese, Vietnamese, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,300Population
35Median age
$1,528Median household income / wk
$425Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sefton, 200 m north-east · Metro station: Bankstown, 4.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 4.1 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 4.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 10.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sefton

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

Tree cover measures, Sefton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201910.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 44.3%

Population by age in Sefton
Population by age, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4386
5-14944
15-19494
20-24500
25-34817
35-44804
45-54780
55-64716
65-74482
75-84224
85+150
Dwelling types in Sefton
Dwelling types, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,246
Townhouse249
Apartment279
Other5
Households by weekly income in Sefton
Households by weekly income, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650334
$650-1,499477
$1,500-2,999518
$3,000+327
Top ancestries in Sefton
Top ancestries, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,381
Lebanese1,081
Vietnamese1,079
Chinese915
Australian816
Ancestry NS672
Housing tenure in Sefton
Housing tenure, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned564
Mortgage547
Rented598
Other48
Cars per household in Sefton
Cars per household, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0162
1617
2579
3245
4+144
Commute to work in Sefton
Commute to work, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car952
Train73
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle4
Home569
Top countries of birth in Sefton
Top countries of birth, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam881
Lebanon442
China285
Afghanistan101
Pakistan99
Malaysia62
Languages used at home in Sefton
Languages used at home, Sefton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic1,355
Vietnamese1,121
Cantonese337
Mandarin288
Urdu120
Turkish74

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,979 bird observations recorded near Sefton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sefton

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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