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Tanilba Bay NSW 2319

1,830 addresses · 40 streets

Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Tanilba Bay · 146 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tanilba Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,237 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,131 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,237Population
48Median age
$1,131Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tanilba Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 16.5 km south-west.

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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: 32.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tanilba Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Tanilba Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Population by age in Tanilba Bay
Population by age, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4170
5-14364
15-19180
20-24143
25-34322
35-44311
45-54372
55-64451
65-74500
75-84315
85+98
Dwelling types in Tanilba Bay
Dwelling types, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,184
Townhouse83
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tanilba Bay
Households by weekly income, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650274
$650-1,499479
$1,500-2,999315
$3,000+119
Top ancestries in Tanilba Bay
Top ancestries, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,471
Australian1,413
Scottish347
Irish316
Aboriginal240
Ancestry NS162
Housing tenure in Tanilba Bay
Housing tenure, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned541
Mortgage364
Rented338
Other17
Cars per household in Tanilba Bay
Cars per household, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
047
1457
2497
3161
4+92
Commute to work in Tanilba Bay
Commute to work, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car732
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle0
Home162
Top countries of birth in Tanilba Bay
Top countries of birth, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England121
New Zealand43
South Africa23
Germany21
Scotland14
Philippines12
Languages used at home in Tanilba Bay
Languages used at home, Tanilba Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German16
Macedonian9
Spanish9
Thai6
Mandarin4
Polish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,717 bird observations recorded near Tanilba Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tanilba Bay

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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