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Surry Hills NSW 2010

17,119 addresses · 143 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Surry Hills · 2 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A fashionable inner-Sydney suburb known for its terraces, design studios and dining, Surry Hills is professional and apartment-led. Small households of 1.8 people and a median age of 35 prevail. Median household income is high at $2,308 a week, with rent around $550.

Surry Hills is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 15,828 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,308 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 33% of households own their home and 66% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

15,828Population
35Median age
$2,308Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Surry Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Surry Hills itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Museum, 1 km north · Metro station: Central, 550 m west · Light rail stop: Surry Hills, 350 m south · Bus interchange: Maritime Museum (389 terminus), 2.1 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 2 km north-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 9.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Surry Hills

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

Tree cover measures, Surry Hills NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201915.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 70.9%

Population by age in Surry Hills
Population by age, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4376
5-14504
15-19212
20-241,282
25-345,164
35-443,121
45-542,011
55-641,502
65-74899
75-84516
85+231
Dwelling types in Surry Hills
Dwelling types, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House84
Townhouse2,261
Apartment5,325
Other62
Households by weekly income in Surry Hills
Households by weekly income, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,070
$650-1,4991,214
$1,500-2,9992,144
$3,000+2,910
Top ancestries in Surry Hills
Top ancestries, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,684
Other3,097
Australian3,034
Irish1,967
Chinese1,488
Scottish1,392
Housing tenure in Surry Hills
Housing tenure, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,071
Mortgage1,429
Rented5,088
Other92
Cars per household in Surry Hills
Cars per household, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03,688
13,236
2610
376
4+35
Commute to work in Surry Hills
Commute to work, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car985
Train367
Bus241
Tram/ferry97
Walked1,112
Bicycle159
Home5,755
Top countries of birth in Surry Hills
Top countries of birth, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England1,007
New Zealand537
China518
Thailand469
United States330
Indonesia217
Languages used at home in Surry Hills
Languages used at home, Surry Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin512
Thai429
Spanish366
Cantonese359
French216
Greek164

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

358,395 bird observations recorded near Surry Hills — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Surry Hills

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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