Toronto NSW 2283
4,423 addresses · 107 streets
Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Toronto · 101 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Toronto is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,973 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,170 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toronto - Awaba statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Toronto itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 library
3 service stations
1 dog park
1 hairdresser
1 electrician
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Fassifern, 3.1 km north · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 8.2 km south-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: 51.3% 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 | 51.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 44.2%
Population by age in Toronto
| 0-4 | 295 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 575 |
| 15-19 | 312 |
| 20-24 | 302 |
| 25-34 | 667 |
| 35-44 | 516 |
| 45-54 | 683 |
| 55-64 | 785 |
| 65-74 | 923 |
| 75-84 | 620 |
| 85+ | 294 |
Dwelling types in Toronto
| House | 1,871 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 346 |
| Apartment | 181 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Toronto
| <$650 | 595 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 802 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 618 |
| $3,000+ | 246 |
Top ancestries in Toronto
| English | 2,595 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,442 |
| Scottish | 650 |
| Irish | 627 |
| Aboriginal | 466 |
| Ancestry NS | 361 |
Housing tenure in Toronto
| Owned | 901 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 577 |
| Rented | 840 |
| Other | 45 |
Cars per household in Toronto
| 0 | 209 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,027 |
| 2 | 807 |
| 3 | 219 |
| 4+ | 109 |
Commute to work in Toronto
| Car | 1,230 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 15 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 69 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 356 |
Top countries of birth in Toronto
| England | 207 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 82 |
| Philippines | 37 |
| Germany | 31 |
| Scotland | 28 |
| Netherlands | 24 |
Languages used at home in Toronto
| Vietnamese | 24 |
|---|---|
| German | 16 |
| Polish | 14 |
| Spanish | 14 |
| Mandarin | 12 |
| Nepali | 11 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
19,430 bird observations recorded near Toronto — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,506)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,112)
- Noisy Miner (1,102)
- Australian Magpie (1,069)
- Southern Noisy Miner (835)
- Australian Raven (814)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (799)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (796)
- Bell Miner (720)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (709)
- Eastern Rosella (676)
- Little Pied Cormorant (630)
- Silver Gull (614)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Toronto
- Lewin's Honeyeater (586)
- Grey Fantail (572)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (546)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (544)
- Australian Wood Duck (540)
- Welcome Swallow (507)
- Eastern Whipbird (501)
- Tawny Frogmouth (462)
- Grey Butcherbird (453)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (450)
- Spotted Pardalote (433)
- Eastern Australian Raven (425)
- Pied Currawong (424)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (412)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (402)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (398)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (393)
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 Toronto:
- Kilaben Bay (1.5 km)
- Blackalls Park (1.6 km)
- Carey Bay (2.3 km)
- Fennell Bay (2.5 km)
- Bolton Point (2.6 km)
- Fassifern (2.8 km)
- Rathmines (3.3 km)
- Woodrising (3.5 km)
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Streets
- Akora Street (26)
- Aldinga Close (11)
- Anzac Parade (81)
- Arnott Avenue (10)
- Awaba Road (211)
- Bambara Street (38)
- Bandalong Street (27)
- Barina Avenue (1)
- Barry Avenue (13)
- Bath Street (7)
- Bay Street (19)
- Beckley Street (37)
- Blueberry Close (6)
- Blundell Parade (12)
- Bridge Street (6)
- Brighton Avenue (705)
- Bromley Street (9)
- Burleigh Street (26)
- Burrawang Boulevard (26)
- Carinya Close (4)
- Carleton Street (16)
- Cary Street (105)
- Casuarina Close (13)
- Claret Ash Close (16)
- Cockatiel Street (37)
- Conway Street (9)
- Cook Street (98)
- Correa Court (27)
- Day Street (47)
- Dewrang Crescent (11)
- Donnelly Avenue (7)
- Elford Street (14)
- Excelsior Parade (332)
- Farrell Avenue (9)
- Fenton Avenue (40)
- Field Avenue (7)
- Forest Lake Way (36)
- Galbraith Avenue (29)
- Garrett Lane (2)
- Glenfield Road (25)
- Grattoir Place (17)
- Grevillea Grove (12)
- Hampton Street (37)
- Harris Street (35)
- Hawk Street (16)
- Hawthorne Close (12)
- High Street (87)
- Honey Oak Drive (21)
- Hunter Street (28)
- Ingar Close (23)
- James Street (22)
- Jarrett Street (53)
- Jindalee Street (32)
- Jonquil Close (24)
- Kembla Close (9)
- Kensington Street (8)
- Kenton Street (24)
- Leo Lewis Close (15)
- Lourie Close (12)
- Magnolia Court (18)
- Magpie Court (7)
- Margaretta Street (1)
- May Street (12)
- Milford Street (68)
- Moore Street (17)
- Mount Waring Road (35)
- Nalya Close (9)
- Nelmes Close (36)
- Nelson Street (1)
- Newbiggin Way (3)
- Newland Street (23)
- Nicholson Street (33)
- Nita Street (29)
- Nomad Road (2)
- Noorumba Close (11)
- Oak Street (13)
- Oakhampton Court (38)
- Onslow Road (5)
- Parkside Parade (112)
- Pemell Street (36)
- Peppertree Circuit (32)
- Pheasant Street (45)
- Pondee Place (25)
- Renwick Street (31)
- Sara Street (38)
- Shelley Street (56)
- Straight Drive (1)
- Summer Close (11)
- Sunderland Road (13)
- Tallarook Close (14)
- The Boulevarde (411)
- Thorne Street (85)
- Tora Street (43)
- Toronto Street (5)
- Victory Parade (123)
- Victory Row (15)
- Wangi Road (13)
- Warhurst Avenue (40)
- Wharf Road (43)
- Wharf Street (43)
- William Street (90)
- Wilton Road (1)
- Woodale Street (5)
- Woodbine Place (32)
- Yanco Crescent (40)
- Yarrabee Close (5)
- Yurla Close (12)
