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Towradgi NSW 2518

1,801 addresses · 35 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Towradgi · 64 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Towradgi is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,241 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,572 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,241Population
42Median age
$1,572Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Balgownie - Fairy Meadow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Towradgi itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Towradgi, 250 m west · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 5 km south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 22.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 8.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Towradgi

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

Tree cover measures, Towradgi NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Towradgi
Population by age, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4157
5-14341
15-19211
20-24228
25-34387
35-44377
45-54423
55-64445
65-74330
75-84239
85+89
Dwelling types in Towradgi
Dwelling types, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House917
Townhouse267
Apartment75
Other5
Households by weekly income in Towradgi
Households by weekly income, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650284
$650-1,499308
$1,500-2,999303
$3,000+312
Top ancestries in Towradgi
Top ancestries, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,181
Australian1,164
Irish361
Italian342
Scottish312
Other293
Housing tenure in Towradgi
Housing tenure, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned451
Mortgage351
Rented399
Other52
Cars per household in Towradgi
Cars per household, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0130
1439
2438
3161
4+91
Commute to work in Towradgi
Commute to work, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car810
Train17
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle16
Home387
Top countries of birth in Towradgi
Top countries of birth, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England132
Italy76
New Zealand27
United States24
Chile23
Philippines20
Languages used at home in Towradgi
Languages used at home, Towradgi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian106
Spanish50
Arabic33
Vietnamese22
Serbian18
Greek17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

145,966 bird observations recorded near Towradgi — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Towradgi

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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