Tomago NSW 2322
749 addresses · 18 streets
Paterson Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Tomago · 126 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Tomago is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 269 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $788 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Raymond Terrace statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tomago itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
8 service stations
1 hardware store
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Hexham, 3.2 km west · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 11.6 km east.
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: 49.6% 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 | 49.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 47.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 13.4% · Labour-force participation 33.3%
Population by age in Tomago
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 49 |
| 55-64 | 48 |
| 65-74 | 68 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Tomago
| House | 66 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 64 |
Households by weekly income in Tomago
| <$650 | 40 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 52 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Tomago
| English | 100 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 90 |
| Ancestry NS | 56 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 17 |
Housing tenure in Tomago
| Owned | 72 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 40 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Tomago
| 0 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 70 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Tomago
| Car | 42 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Tomago
| Germany | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
| Malta | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
Languages used at home in Tomago
| Thai | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
71,477 bird observations recorded near Tomago — most often seen:
- White-faced Heron (5,560)
- Australian White Ibis (5,368)
- Chestnut Teal (3,787)
- Black Swan (3,278)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (3,266)
- Great Egret (3,241)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,952)
- Swamp Harrier (2,813)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,559)
- Masked Lapwing (2,519)
- Australian Pelican (2,431)
- Royal Spoonbill (2,303)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,239)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tomago
- Magpie-lark (2,031)
- Welcome Swallow (1,935)
- Australian Magpie (1,925)
- Australian Raven (1,898)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (1,871)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,866)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (1,816)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,776)
- Grey Teal (1,775)
- Willie Wagtail (1,772)
- Tawny Grassbird (1,710)
- Grey Fantail (1,617)
- Eastern Rosella (1,479)
- Australian Pipit (1,441)
- Whistling Kite (1,436)
- Silvereye (1,408)
- Eastern Curlew (1,405)
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 Tomago:
- Hexham (3.1 km)
- Heatherbrae (4.3 km)
- Sandgate (5.5 km)
- Tarro (5.7 km)
- Woodberry (5.8 km)
- Beresfield (6.9 km)
- Shortland (7 km)
- Warabrook (7.1 km)
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Streets
- Abbot Lane (5)
- Campbell Street (25)
- Enterprise Drive (36)
- Epsom Drive (8)
- Equipment Lane (2)
- Foresight Avenue (11)
- Graham Drive (10)
- Kennington Drive (43)
- Kilcoy Drive (23)
- Laverick Avenue (36)
- Martin Drive (21)
- Masonite Road (34)
- Mcintyre Road (16)
- Old Punt Road (51)
- Pacific Highway (14)
- School Drive (47)
- Tomago Road (364)
- Westrac Drive (3)
