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Thirroul NSW 2515

3,302 addresses · 76 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Thirroul · 56 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Thirroul is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,348 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,281 a week, with median rent near $540 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,348Population
43Median age
$2,281Median household income / wk
$540Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thirroul itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Thirroul, 200 m south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 29.5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 50.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Thirroul

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

Tree cover measures, Thirroul NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Thirroul
Population by age, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4390
5-14876
15-19372
20-24295
25-34562
35-44848
45-54901
55-64920
65-74723
75-84337
85+137
Dwelling types in Thirroul
Dwelling types, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,735
Townhouse293
Apartment247
Other20
Households by weekly income in Thirroul
Households by weekly income, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650289
$650-1,499449
$1,500-2,999620
$3,000+834
Top ancestries in Thirroul
Top ancestries, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,831
Australian2,362
Irish1,004
Scottish898
Other571
German278
Housing tenure in Thirroul
Housing tenure, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned937
Mortgage843
Rented456
Other37
Cars per household in Thirroul
Cars per household, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0111
1778
2933
3293
4+151
Commute to work in Thirroul
Commute to work, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,168
Train46
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked57
Bicycle15
Home1,252
Top countries of birth in Thirroul
Top countries of birth, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England381
New Zealand110
Scotland49
United States44
Germany42
South Africa40
Languages used at home in Thirroul
Languages used at home, Thirroul NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish47
Italian32
French26
German25
Arabic21
Mandarin21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,694 bird observations recorded near Thirroul — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Thirroul

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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