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Ultimo NSW 2007

8,782 addresses · 29 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Ultimo · 2 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A dense inner-Sydney suburb beside the university and tech precinct, Ultimo is youthful and student-heavy. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 30. Median household income is $1,805 a week, with rent around $500.

Ultimo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,410 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,805 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 26% of households own their home and 72% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,410Population
30Median age
$1,805Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Town Hall, 1.2 km north-east · Metro station: Central, 850 m east · Light rail stop: Exhibition Centre, 400 m north-east · Bus interchange: Maritime Museum (389 terminus), 1.2 km north · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 1.3 km north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 6.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 7.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ultimo

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

Tree cover measures, Ultimo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20198.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.8% · Labour-force participation 63.3%

Population by age in Ultimo
Population by age, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4219
5-14266
15-19265
20-241,261
25-342,654
35-441,281
45-54600
55-64389
65-74292
75-84122
85+56
Dwelling types in Ultimo
Dwelling types, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House5
Townhouse341
Apartment2,556
Other11
Households by weekly income in Ultimo
Households by weekly income, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650507
$650-1,499669
$1,500-2,999911
$3,000+695
Top ancestries in Ultimo
Top ancestries, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese2,328
Other2,038
English998
Australian675
Ancestry NS612
Irish343
Housing tenure in Ultimo
Housing tenure, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned364
Mortgage358
Rented1,994
Other38
Cars per household in Ultimo
Cars per household, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,315
11,167
2218
323
4+6
Commute to work in Ultimo
Commute to work, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car426
Train194
Bus195
Tram/ferry34
Walked523
Bicycle121
Home1,615
Top countries of birth in Ultimo
Top countries of birth, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,247
Thailand529
India324
Indonesia295
Malaysia184
England147
Languages used at home in Ultimo
Languages used at home, Ultimo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,329
Thai508
Cantonese463
Spanish271
Indonesian200
Hindi137

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

347,962 bird observations recorded near Ultimo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ultimo

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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