Tenambit NSW 2323
1,744 addresses · 51 streets
Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Tenambit · 131 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Tenambit is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,088 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,251 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Maitland - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tenambit itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 pharmacy
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 dentists
2 physiotherapists
3 optometrists
2 hospitals
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 mechanics
Getting around. Train station: Victoria Street, 2 km south-west · Railway halt: East Greta Junction, 6.7 km west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 11.9 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 11.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 11.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 52.9%
Population by age in Tenambit
| 0-4 | 188 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 387 |
| 15-19 | 179 |
| 20-24 | 163 |
| 25-34 | 408 |
| 35-44 | 325 |
| 45-54 | 342 |
| 55-64 | 407 |
| 65-74 | 375 |
| 75-84 | 253 |
| 85+ | 63 |
Dwelling types in Tenambit
| House | 1,087 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 141 |
| Apartment | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tenambit
| <$650 | 277 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 398 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 358 |
| $3,000+ | 129 |
Top ancestries in Tenambit
| English | 1,426 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,341 |
| Irish | 376 |
| Scottish | 360 |
| Aboriginal | 287 |
| Other | 147 |
Housing tenure in Tenambit
| Owned | 442 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 367 |
| Rented | 384 |
| Other | 18 |
Cars per household in Tenambit
| 0 | 78 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 489 |
| 2 | 454 |
| 3 | 120 |
| 4+ | 67 |
Commute to work in Tenambit
| Car | 796 |
|---|---|
| Train | 5 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 207 |
Top countries of birth in Tenambit
| England | 61 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 39 |
| Germany | 20 |
| Wales | 10 |
| Fiji | 9 |
| Philippines | 9 |
Languages used at home in Tenambit
| Polish | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 5 |
| Urdu | 4 |
| Thai | 4 |
| Samoan | 3 |
| Filipino | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
65,770 bird observations recorded near Tenambit — most often seen:
- Common Myna (5,058)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,544)
- Noisy Miner (4,372)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (4,307)
- Australian Magpie (4,278)
- Magpie-lark (3,952)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,334)
- Galah (3,229)
- Crested Pigeon (2,950)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,178)
- Australian Raven (1,868)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,767)
- Welcome Swallow (1,701)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tenambit
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1,650)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,565)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,527)
- Chestnut Teal (1,503)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,403)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,395)
- Willie Wagtail (1,323)
- Little Corella (1,315)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,314)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,297)
- White-faced Heron (1,227)
- Australian White Ibis (1,205)
- Common Starling (1,141)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,131)
- Grey Teal (1,102)
- Eastern Rosella (1,099)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,035)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tenambit:
- Raworth (0.8 km)
- Morpeth (2 km)
- Pitnacree (2.2 km)
- East Maitland (2.6 km)
- Chisholm (2.9 km)
- Metford (3 km)
- Phoenix Park (3.7 km)
- Ashtonfield (3.8 km)
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Streets
- Alpine Close (19)
- Baker Drive (54)
- Barden Close (4)
- Bells Close (15)
- Bells Place (15)
- Billabong Parade (2)
- Blackley Avenue (9)
- Bradbury Street (12)
- Breton Close (12)
- Burley Street (25)
- Byng Street (56)
- Centre Street (14)
- Clarence Street (45)
- Cochrane Street (8)
- Collinson Street (244)
- Crawford Avenue (83)
- Crofton Avenue (29)
- David Avenue (6)
- Edward Street (50)
- Floral Close (7)
- Foster Street (25)
- Frater Avenue (39)
- Gavin Street (3)
- Goldingham Street (50)
- Golf Links Road (7)
- Houston Avenue (64)
- Jacob Place (6)
- Jodi Close (17)
- Justin Drive (22)
- Korbel Street (28)
- Lavinia Close (9)
- Macgregor Close (6)
- Maize Street (102)
- Metford Road (279)
- Natalie Close (14)
- O'hearn Street (51)
- Patrick Place (5)
- Pont Close (4)
- Ribee Street (6)
- Rimik Close (4)
- Robert Street (115)
- Ronald Street (37)
- Sparsholt Street (11)
- Stace Crescent (12)
- Thursby Street (22)
- Troy Close (9)
- Tyrell Street (19)
- Valentia Parade (24)
- Valley Drive (11)
- Way Street (27)
- Wirrah Street (7)
