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Swanhaven NSW 2540

197 addresses · 6 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Swanhaven · 157 km from Sydney

Living Here

Swanhaven is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 196 people, with a median age of 65. The typical household earns around $809 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

196Population
65Median age
$809Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sussex Inlet - Berrara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Swanhaven itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 26.3 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: 71% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Swanhaven

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

Tree cover measures, Swanhaven NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202071.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202181.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 28.9%

Population by age in Swanhaven
Population by age, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-149
15-194
20-240
25-347
35-4415
45-5420
55-6445
65-7461
75-8431
85+3
Dwelling types in Swanhaven
Dwelling types, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House49
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other50
Households by weekly income in Swanhaven
Households by weekly income, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65027
$650-1,49951
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Swanhaven
Top ancestries, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian87
English85
Ancestry NS14
Scottish12
Irish10
German7
Housing tenure in Swanhaven
Housing tenure, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned74
Mortgage14
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Swanhaven
Cars per household, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
159
227
34
4+4
Commute to work in Swanhaven
Commute to work, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car35
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Swanhaven
Top countries of birth, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England18
Germany3
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Swanhaven
Languages used at home, Swanhaven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,396 bird observations recorded near Swanhaven — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Swanhaven

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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