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Sylvania NSW 2224

6,009 addresses · 94 streets

Cook Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Sylvania · 19 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sylvania is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,749 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,961 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Greek. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

10,749Population
46Median age
$1,961Median household income / wk
$530Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sylvania - Taren Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sylvania itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Miranda, 2.5 km south · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6.8 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Cronulla, 6.5 km south-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 10.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 17.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sylvania

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

Tree cover measures, Sylvania NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201923.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 54.9%

Population by age in Sylvania
Population by age, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4513
5-141,345
15-19628
20-24507
25-34912
35-441,307
45-541,501
55-641,278
65-741,158
75-841,057
85+549
Dwelling types in Sylvania
Dwelling types, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,319
Townhouse1,055
Apartment482
Other19
Households by weekly income in Sylvania
Households by weekly income, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650624
$650-1,499858
$1,500-2,9991,041
$3,000+1,124
Top ancestries in Sylvania
Top ancestries, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,159
Australian2,889
Other1,354
Greek1,136
Irish982
Chinese827
Housing tenure in Sylvania
Housing tenure, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,601
Mortgage1,305
Rented819
Other106
Cars per household in Sylvania
Cars per household, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0220
11,277
21,545
3532
4+261
Commute to work in Sylvania
Commute to work, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,103
Train32
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked65
Bicycle10
Home1,646
Top countries of birth in Sylvania
Top countries of birth, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China359
England272
Greece193
New Zealand156
Egypt138
Italy104
Languages used at home in Sylvania
Languages used at home, Sylvania NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek709
Mandarin374
Arabic261
Cantonese261
Macedonian158
Italian128

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

101,672 bird observations recorded near Sylvania — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sylvania

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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