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Shalvey NSW 2770

1,295 addresses · 53 streets

Chifley Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Shalvey · 40 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Shalvey is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,455 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,180 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 46% of households own their home and 53% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,455Population
32Median age
$1,180Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lethbridge Park - Tregear statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shalvey itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mount Druitt, 4.8 km south · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 4.7 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 14.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shalvey

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

Tree cover measures, Shalvey NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20199.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.6% · Labour-force participation 41.3%

Population by age in Shalvey
Population by age, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4269
5-14598
15-19286
20-24236
25-34438
35-44399
45-54443
55-64333
65-74292
75-84142
85+11
Dwelling types in Shalvey
Dwelling types, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House920
Townhouse79
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shalvey
Households by weekly income, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650208
$650-1,499341
$1,500-2,999251
$3,000+112
Top ancestries in Shalvey
Top ancestries, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian909
English807
Other694
Ancestry NS509
Aboriginal392
Samoan218
Housing tenure in Shalvey
Housing tenure, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned175
Mortgage273
Rented510
Other11
Cars per household in Shalvey
Cars per household, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0133
1370
2323
393
4+55
Commute to work in Shalvey
Commute to work, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car565
Train8
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home160
Top countries of birth in Shalvey
Top countries of birth, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand120
Samoa98
England60
Fiji41
Philippines41
Afghanistan27
Languages used at home in Shalvey
Languages used at home, Shalvey NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan159
Arabic112
Urdu32
Tagalog28
Hindi26
Spanish21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,345 bird observations recorded near Shalvey — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shalvey

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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