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Swansea Heads NSW 2281

294 addresses · 9 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Swansea Heads · 96 km from Sydney

Living Here

Swansea Heads is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 609 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,083 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

609Population
46Median age
$2,083Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Swansea - Caves Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Swansea Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 3.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 31.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Swansea Heads

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

Tree cover measures, Swansea Heads NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Swansea Heads
Population by age, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1476
15-1935
20-2434
25-3444
35-4485
45-5471
55-64106
65-7486
75-8438
85+15
Dwelling types in Swansea Heads
Dwelling types, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House193
Townhouse13
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Swansea Heads
Households by weekly income, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49946
$1,500-2,99965
$3,000+65
Top ancestries in Swansea Heads
Top ancestries, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English303
Australian249
Irish75
Scottish70
Other54
German24
Housing tenure in Swansea Heads
Housing tenure, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned104
Mortgage73
Rented31
Other0
Cars per household in Swansea Heads
Cars per household, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
08
158
283
341
4+24
Commute to work in Swansea Heads
Commute to work, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car158
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle5
Home69
Top countries of birth in Swansea Heads
Top countries of birth, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England17
Germany7
Thailand7
New Zealand4
Languages used at home in Swansea Heads
Languages used at home, Swansea Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Italian4
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,427 bird observations recorded near Swansea Heads — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Swansea Heads

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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