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Wahroonga NSW 2076

8,088 addresses · 179 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Ku-ring-gai LGA › Wahroonga · 19 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Wahroonga is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 17,853 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,998 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

17,853Population
44Median age
$2,998Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wahroonga, 250 m north-east · Metro station: Macquarie University, 6.5 km south · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 5.6 km south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 21.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 40.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wahroonga

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

Tree cover measures, Wahroonga NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202040.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201951.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Wahroonga
Population by age, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4802
5-142,530
15-191,358
20-24962
25-341,184
35-442,253
45-542,704
55-642,096
65-741,660
75-841,357
85+949
Dwelling types in Wahroonga
Dwelling types, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,311
Townhouse331
Apartment1,135
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wahroonga
Households by weekly income, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650532
$650-1,499903
$1,500-2,9991,291
$3,000+2,723
Top ancestries in Wahroonga
Top ancestries, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,598
Australian4,518
Chinese3,048
Other2,365
Scottish1,762
Irish1,690
Housing tenure in Wahroonga
Housing tenure, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,222
Mortgage2,292
Rented1,030
Other205
Cars per household in Wahroonga
Cars per household, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0252
11,956
22,435
3749
4+355
Commute to work in Wahroonga
Commute to work, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,364
Train190
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked178
Bicycle22
Home4,340
Top countries of birth in Wahroonga
Top countries of birth, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,465
England879
India510
South Africa463
Hong Kong332
New Zealand310
Languages used at home in Wahroonga
Languages used at home, Wahroonga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,822
Cantonese625
Korean321
Hindi247
Persian235
Spanish138

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

96,496 bird observations recorded near Wahroonga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wahroonga

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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