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The Entrance NSW 2261

4,947 addresses · 50 streets

Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › The Entrance · 64 km from Sydney

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Living Here

The Entrance is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,244 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $971 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 40% of households own their home and 58% 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.

4,244Population
50Median age
$971Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the The Entrance statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Entrance itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tuggerah, 8.3 km north-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 18.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 11.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Entrance

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

Tree cover measures, The Entrance NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.8% · Labour-force participation 43.6%

Population by age in The Entrance
Population by age, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4162
5-14343
15-19174
20-24203
25-34478
35-44448
45-54542
55-64646
65-74700
75-84408
85+135
Dwelling types in The Entrance
Dwelling types, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House541
Townhouse398
Apartment1,093
Other31
Households by weekly income in The Entrance
Households by weekly income, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650600
$650-1,499766
$1,500-2,999431
$3,000+129
Top ancestries in The Entrance
Top ancestries, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,690
Australian1,424
Irish522
Scottish388
Other345
Ancestry NS306
Housing tenure in The Entrance
Housing tenure, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned581
Mortgage227
Rented1,182
Other37
Cars per household in The Entrance
Cars per household, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0280
11,116
2474
397
4+46
Commute to work in The Entrance
Commute to work, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car792
Train3
Bus48
Tram/ferry0
Walked53
Bicycle3
Home276
Top countries of birth in The Entrance
Top countries of birth, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England123
India90
New Zealand80
Philippines59
China37
Malta28
Languages used at home in The Entrance
Languages used at home, The Entrance NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi48
Spanish42
Mandarin33
Tagalog29
Greek25
Italian25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

50,834 bird observations recorded near The Entrance — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Entrance

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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