Shanes Park NSW 2747

Living Here

Shanes Park is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 384 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Maltese, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Riverstone - Marsden Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shanes Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 20 schools

  • Llandilo Public School
  • Willmot Public School
  • Melonba High School
  • Melonba Public School
  • Ropes Crossing Public School
  • Shalvey Public School
  • Shalvey Chifley College
  • Lethbridge Park Public School
  • St Lukes Catholic College
  • Noumea Public School

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• 3 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
• 9 parks

  • Yiraaldiya National Park
  • Van Diemen Park
  • Roberts Reserve
  • Willmot Reserve
  • Village Green
  • Wilson Park
  • Wianamatta Regional Park
  • Ropes Crossing Reserve
  • Peter Van Hasselt Park
• 4 Catholic churches

  • St Joseph's Parish
  • St Aidan's Catholic Church
  • St Nicholas of Myra Parish Church
  • St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church
• 9 hospitals

  • Matilda Nepean
  • Mount Druitt Hospital
  • Nepean Private Hospital
  • Nepean Hospital
  • Somerset Private Hospital
  • Minchinbury Community Private Hospital
  • Hawkesbury District Health Service
  • St John Of God Hospital
  • Blacktown Hospital
• 1 childcare centre

  • Mindchamps Early Learning Centre
• 1 post office

  • Llandilo Post Office
• 1 gym

  • Blacktown Pistol Club
• 3 golf clubs

  • Dunheved Golf Club
  • Colonial Golf Course
  • Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club
• 1 mechanic

  • Glendenning Auto Repairs
• 1 carpenter

  • Pullicino & Son Kitchens & Joinery
• 1 place to stay

  • Holiday Inn

Getting around. Train station: Werrington, 5.9 km south · Bus interchange: St Marys Temporary Bus Interchange, 6 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 12.2 km north.

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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: 59.4% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,474 bird observations recorded near Shanes Park — most often seen:

• Superb Fairy-wren (1,500)
• Australian Raven (1,498)
• Noisy Miner (1,146)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,140)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,129)
• Grey Fantail (1,060)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (960)
• Magpie-lark (955)
• Australian Magpie (945)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (905)
• Yellow Thornbill (898)
• Common Myna (870)
• Eastern Spinebill (830)

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 Shanes Park:

• Willmot (2.3 km)
• Melonba (2.3 km)
• Ropes Crossing (2.5 km)
• Llandilo (3 km)
• Shalvey (3.6 km)
• Lethbridge Park (3.8 km)
• Berkshire Park (3.9 km)
• Marsden Park (4.1 km)

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