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Shoal Bay NSW 2315

2,398 addresses · 25 streets

Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Shoal Bay · 156 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Shoal Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,815 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,007 a week, with median rent near $338 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 34% 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.

1,815Population
59Median age
$1,007Median household income / wk
$338Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Port Stephens Ferry Terminal, 2.6 km west · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 32.3 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 59.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shoal Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Shoal Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 39.3%

Population by age in Shoal Bay
Population by age, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14160
15-1972
20-2472
25-34131
35-44143
45-54185
55-64269
65-74304
75-84263
85+182
Dwelling types in Shoal Bay
Dwelling types, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House431
Townhouse271
Apartment113
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shoal Bay
Households by weekly income, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650213
$650-1,499298
$1,500-2,999170
$3,000+66
Top ancestries in Shoal Bay
Top ancestries, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English736
Australian618
Irish240
Ancestry NS199
Scottish193
Other121
Housing tenure in Shoal Bay
Housing tenure, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned318
Mortgage135
Rented269
Other59
Cars per household in Shoal Bay
Cars per household, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
066
1409
2235
356
4+25
Commute to work in Shoal Bay
Commute to work, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car312
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle0
Home104
Top countries of birth in Shoal Bay
Top countries of birth, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England96
New Zealand34
Nepal26
Scotland20
Germany19
Italy16
Languages used at home in Shoal Bay
Languages used at home, Shoal Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali25
Italian12
Malayalam11
Greek7
Thai7
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,236 bird observations recorded near Shoal Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shoal Bay

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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