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Waitara NSW 2077

4,777 addresses · 21 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Waitara · 20 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Waitara is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,837 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,106 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 48% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Indian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,837Population
36Median age
$2,106Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Waitara, 200 m south-west · Metro station: Epping, 7.5 km south · Bus interchange: Hillsbus Dural Depot, 7 km west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 23.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 10.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waitara

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

Tree cover measures, Waitara NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201919.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 65.2%

Population by age in Waitara
Population by age, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4605
5-141,069
15-19222
20-24271
25-341,273
35-442,035
45-54776
55-64550
65-74505
75-84331
85+190
Dwelling types in Waitara
Dwelling types, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House272
Townhouse52
Apartment2,757
Other5
Households by weekly income in Waitara
Households by weekly income, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650397
$650-1,499635
$1,500-2,9991,072
$3,000+861
Top ancestries in Waitara
Top ancestries, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese1,998
Other1,755
Indian1,331
English961
Australian806
Ancestry NS442
Housing tenure in Waitara
Housing tenure, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned569
Mortgage900
Rented1,545
Other39
Cars per household in Waitara
Cars per household, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0470
11,992
2508
359
4+26
Commute to work in Waitara
Commute to work, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car893
Train295
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked168
Bicycle3
Home1,944
Top countries of birth in Waitara
Top countries of birth, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India1,267
China1,149
South Korea279
Philippines272
Iran268
Nepal243
Languages used at home in Waitara
Languages used at home, Waitara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,217
Hindi546
Cantonese483
Korean334
Persian295
Nepali258

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,771 bird observations recorded near Waitara — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waitara

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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