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Stanford Merthyr NSW 2327

268 addresses · 13 streets

Paterson Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Stanford Merthyr · 119 km from Sydney

Living Here

Stanford Merthyr is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 575 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,337 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

575Population
41Median age
$1,337Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kurri Kurri - Abermain statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Stanford Merthyr itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Maitland, 11.1 km north-east · Railway halt: Pelaw Main, 1.9 km west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 13.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 30.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Stanford Merthyr

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

Tree cover measures, Stanford Merthyr NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 54.8%

Population by age in Stanford Merthyr
Population by age, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1468
15-1930
20-2436
25-3478
35-4454
45-5481
55-6464
65-7484
75-8431
85+10
Dwelling types in Stanford Merthyr
Dwelling types, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House209
Townhouse8
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Stanford Merthyr
Households by weekly income, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49977
$1,500-2,99974
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Stanford Merthyr
Top ancestries, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English269
Australian255
Scottish79
Irish52
Aboriginal48
Ancestry NS24
Housing tenure in Stanford Merthyr
Housing tenure, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned97
Mortgage84
Rented37
Other0
Cars per household in Stanford Merthyr
Cars per household, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
08
166
297
331
4+21
Commute to work in Stanford Merthyr
Commute to work, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car169
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Stanford Merthyr
Top countries of birth, Stanford Merthyr NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England6
Germany5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,836 bird observations recorded near Stanford Merthyr — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Stanford Merthyr

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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