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Valentine NSW 2280

2,490 addresses · 91 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Valentine · 103 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Valentine is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,773 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,159 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,773Population
46Median age
$2,159Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Booragul, 5.7 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 6.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 53.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Valentine

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

Tree cover measures, Valentine NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Valentine
Population by age, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4265
5-14837
15-19364
20-24287
25-34398
35-44655
45-54813
55-64800
65-74767
75-84464
85+120
Dwelling types in Valentine
Dwelling types, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,839
Townhouse238
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Valentine
Households by weekly income, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650236
$650-1,499482
$1,500-2,999595
$3,000+677
Top ancestries in Valentine
Top ancestries, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,786
Australian2,408
Scottish702
Irish696
Other323
German290
Housing tenure in Valentine
Housing tenure, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,018
Mortgage813
Rented233
Other11
Cars per household in Valentine
Cars per household, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
032
1557
2952
3317
4+218
Commute to work in Valentine
Commute to work, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,537
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle9
Home772
Top countries of birth in Valentine
Top countries of birth, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England187
New Zealand56
South Africa44
Germany37
Scotland33
United States27
Languages used at home in Valentine
Languages used at home, Valentine NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German21
Greek18
Afrikaans16
Cantonese12
Spanish11
Italian10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,152 bird observations recorded near Valentine — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Valentine

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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