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Unanderra NSW 2526

3,935 addresses · 83 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Unanderra · 74 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Unanderra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,476 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,211 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,476Population
42Median age
$1,211Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Unanderra, 500 m east · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 2.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 5.4 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 12.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 11.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Unanderra

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

Tree cover measures, Unanderra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 46.4%

Population by age in Unanderra
Population by age, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4317
5-14607
15-19323
20-24305
25-34720
35-44618
45-54599
55-64608
65-74593
75-84457
85+317
Dwelling types in Unanderra
Dwelling types, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,663
Townhouse201
Apartment252
Other8
Households by weekly income in Unanderra
Households by weekly income, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650551
$650-1,499623
$1,500-2,999578
$3,000+231
Top ancestries in Unanderra
Top ancestries, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,961
English1,861
Other537
Scottish478
Irish477
Ancestry NS333
Housing tenure in Unanderra
Housing tenure, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned586
Mortgage534
Rented894
Other84
Cars per household in Unanderra
Cars per household, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0254
1885
2620
3232
4+99
Commute to work in Unanderra
Commute to work, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,180
Train9
Bus25
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle3
Home373
Top countries of birth in Unanderra
Top countries of birth, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England201
Italy82
North Macedonia65
Philippines64
Croatia57
New Zealand52
Languages used at home in Unanderra
Languages used at home, Unanderra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian94
Macedonian92
Arabic91
Croatian78
Serbian62
Spanish59

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

172,992 bird observations recorded near Unanderra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Unanderra

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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