Tennyson NSW 2754
284 addresses · 8 streets
Macquarie Electorate › Hawkesbury LGA › Tennyson · 57 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tennyson is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 379 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,133 a week, with median rent near $468 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tennyson itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
2 Catholic churches
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
Getting around. Train station: Richmond, 7.4 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 8.6 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 50.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 63.2%
Population by age in Tennyson
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 49 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 29 |
| 25-34 | 37 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 52 |
| 55-64 | 55 |
| 65-74 | 61 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Tennyson
| House | 132 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tennyson
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 38 |
| $3,000+ | 41 |
Top ancestries in Tennyson
| English | 166 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 153 |
| Maltese | 58 |
| Irish | 39 |
| Scottish | 38 |
| German | 21 |
Housing tenure in Tennyson
| Owned | 66 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 38 |
| Rented | 21 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tennyson
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 43 |
Commute to work in Tennyson
| Car | 95 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 58 |
Top countries of birth in Tennyson
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Tennyson
| Afrikaans | 4 |
|---|---|
| Korean | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,160 bird observations recorded near Tennyson — most often seen:
- Common Myna (286)
- Magpie-lark (254)
- Australian Wood Duck (230)
- Laughing Kookaburra (224)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (219)
- Australian Magpie (207)
- Bell Miner (205)
- Noisy Miner (202)
- Willie Wagtail (189)
- Superb Fairy-wren (185)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (182)
- Australian Reed Warbler (180)
- Pacific Black Duck (179)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tennyson
- Southern Magpie-lark (170)
- White-faced Heron (167)
- Australian Raven (151)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (149)
- Welcome Swallow (149)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (147)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (144)
- Tawny Frogmouth (144)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (143)
- Nankeen Kestrel (142)
- Common Starling (136)
- Eastern Rosella (133)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (132)
- Galah (131)
- Australian King-parrot (130)
- Black-shouldered Kite (125)
- Restless Flycatcher (125)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tennyson:
- Glossodia (3.4 km)
- The Slopes (3.4 km)
- Kurmond (4.3 km)
- East Kurrajong (4.9 km)
- Richmond Lowlands (5.2 km)
- Kurrajong (5.2 km)
- Blaxlands Ridge (5.5 km)
- North Richmond (5.7 km)
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Streets
- Alinjarra Road (7)
- Derrig Road (28)
- Griffins Road (28)
- Hilltop Road (13)
- Kurmond Road (2)
- Murrays Road (9)
- Tennyson Road (193)
- Willow Brook Place (4)