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Villawood NSW 2163

3,740 addresses · 67 streets

Blaxland Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Villawood · 21 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Villawood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,051 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $951 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 38% of households own their home and 59% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Lebanese, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,051Population
34Median age
$951Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Chester Hill - Sefton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Villawood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Villawood, 550 m north-west · Metro station: Bankstown, 6.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 6.2 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 4.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
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: 8.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Villawood

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

Tree cover measures, Villawood NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 13.9% · Labour-force participation 31.4%

Population by age in Villawood
Population by age, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4483
5-14953
15-19515
20-24543
25-341,088
35-44928
45-54866
55-64785
65-74578
75-84203
85+100
Dwelling types in Villawood
Dwelling types, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,457
Townhouse144
Apartment356
Other36
Households by weekly income in Villawood
Households by weekly income, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650633
$650-1,499601
$1,500-2,999428
$3,000+185
Top ancestries in Villawood
Top ancestries, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,787
Ancestry NS1,257
Lebanese1,143
Vietnamese1,022
Australian837
Chinese643
Housing tenure in Villawood
Housing tenure, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned316
Mortgage426
Rented1,156
Other46
Cars per household in Villawood
Cars per household, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0339
1731
2541
3203
4+114
Commute to work in Villawood
Commute to work, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car809
Train33
Bus14
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle5
Home313
Top countries of birth in Villawood
Top countries of birth, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam895
Lebanon515
China241
Afghanistan175
Iraq155
New Zealand140
Languages used at home in Villawood
Languages used at home, Villawood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic1,654
Vietnamese1,064
Mandarin241
Cantonese206
Hindi66
Urdu64

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,269 bird observations recorded near Villawood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Villawood

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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