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Sutton Forest NSW 2577

287 addresses · 25 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Sutton Forest · 115 km from Sydney

Living Here

Sutton Forest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 504 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,069 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

504Population
50Median age
$2,069Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Southern Highlands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sutton Forest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Exeter, 5.4 km south-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 45.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 25.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sutton Forest

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

Tree cover measures, Sutton Forest NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Sutton Forest
Population by age, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1457
15-1930
20-2424
25-3423
35-4442
45-5489
55-6482
65-7481
75-8443
85+9
Dwelling types in Sutton Forest
Dwelling types, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House180
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sutton Forest
Households by weekly income, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49943
$1,500-2,99941
$3,000+52
Top ancestries in Sutton Forest
Top ancestries, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English211
Australian170
Scottish74
Irish73
Ancestry NS43
Italian30
Housing tenure in Sutton Forest
Housing tenure, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned87
Mortgage50
Rented33
Other8
Cars per household in Sutton Forest
Cars per household, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
141
264
343
4+39
Commute to work in Sutton Forest
Commute to work, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car129
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home77
Top countries of birth in Sutton Forest
Top countries of birth, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England34
New Zealand9
United States7
South Africa5
Egypt3
Languages used at home in Sutton Forest
Languages used at home, Sutton Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,632 bird observations recorded near Sutton Forest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sutton Forest

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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