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Sydenham NSW 2044

713 addresses · 20 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Sydenham · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sydenham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,100 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,245 a week, with median rent near $580 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% 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.

1,100Population
36Median age
$2,245Median household income / wk
$580Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sydenham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tempe, 1.4 km south-west · Metro station: Sydenham, 300 m north-west · Light rail stop: Dulwich Hill, 2.7 km west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 3.9 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 5.3 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 3.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs9/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Sydenham
Population by age, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-1477
15-1926
20-2491
25-34275
35-44206
45-54126
55-6494
65-7491
75-8440
85+23
Dwelling types in Sydenham
Dwelling types, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House142
Townhouse224
Apartment38
Other16
Households by weekly income in Sydenham
Households by weekly income, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49992
$1,500-2,999107
$3,000+145
Top ancestries in Sydenham
Top ancestries, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English288
Australian274
Other214
Irish123
Chinese104
Scottish87
Housing tenure in Sydenham
Housing tenure, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned113
Mortgage139
Rented153
Other6
Cars per household in Sydenham
Cars per household, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
067
1223
285
330
4+9
Commute to work in Sydenham
Commute to work, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car165
Train54
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle8
Home250
Top countries of birth in Sydenham
Top countries of birth, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam48
China41
England35
Thailand33
New Zealand25
Nepal24
Languages used at home in Sydenham
Languages used at home, Sydenham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese53
Cantonese48
Greek41
Thai38
Mandarin22
Nepali22

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