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Sherwood NSW 2440

74 addresses · 6 streets

Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Sherwood · 342 km from Sydney

Living Here

Sherwood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 145 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,303 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

145Population
55Median age
$1,303Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kempsey, 11 km east · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 4.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 25.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sherwood

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

Tree cover measures, Sherwood NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 50.4%

Population by age in Sherwood
Population by age, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1412
15-1910
20-240
25-349
35-447
45-5424
55-6432
65-7430
75-8415
85+5
Dwelling types in Sherwood
Dwelling types, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sherwood
Households by weekly income, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Sherwood
Top ancestries, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English64
Australian56
Irish17
Scottish16
Ancestry NS10
Greek6
Housing tenure in Sherwood
Housing tenure, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned40
Mortgage11
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Sherwood
Cars per household, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
221
38
4+16
Commute to work in Sherwood
Commute to work, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car42
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Sherwood
Top countries of birth, Sherwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,556 bird observations recorded near Sherwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sherwood

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.