Watanobbi NSW 2259
1,800 addresses · 57 streets
Dobell Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Watanobbi · 70 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Watanobbi is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,980 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,315 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wyong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Watanobbi itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
2 dentists
2 optometrists
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 dog park
3 hardware stores
Getting around. Train station: Wyong, 2 km south · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 16.1 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 23.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 23.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 61.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 53.4%
Population by age in Watanobbi
| 0-4 | 291 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 544 |
| 15-19 | 267 |
| 20-24 | 280 |
| 25-34 | 571 |
| 35-44 | 475 |
| 45-54 | 518 |
| 55-64 | 504 |
| 65-74 | 320 |
| 75-84 | 157 |
| 85+ | 50 |
Dwelling types in Watanobbi
| House | 1,218 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 140 |
| Apartment | 46 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Watanobbi
| <$650 | 281 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 457 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 407 |
| $3,000+ | 155 |
Top ancestries in Watanobbi
| English | 1,558 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,538 |
| Irish | 351 |
| Scottish | 348 |
| Other | 337 |
| Aboriginal | 318 |
Housing tenure in Watanobbi
| Owned | 304 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 488 |
| Rented | 578 |
| Other | 19 |
Cars per household in Watanobbi
| 0 | 101 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 558 |
| 2 | 459 |
| 3 | 181 |
| 4+ | 85 |
Commute to work in Watanobbi
| Car | 973 |
|---|---|
| Train | 26 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 273 |
Top countries of birth in Watanobbi
| England | 94 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 79 |
| Philippines | 66 |
| India | 45 |
| China | 40 |
| South Africa | 18 |
Languages used at home in Watanobbi
| Spanish | 50 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 31 |
| Mandarin | 23 |
| Punjabi | 23 |
| Korean | 18 |
| Filipino | 18 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
91,233 bird observations recorded near Watanobbi — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (4,702)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (4,072)
- Australian Pelican (3,848)
- White-faced Heron (3,706)
- Black Swan (3,605)
- Australian Magpie (3,565)
- Masked Lapwing (3,501)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,448)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,389)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,275)
- Magpie-lark (3,225)
- Australian White Ibis (3,138)
- Willie Wagtail (3,043)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Watanobbi
- Common Myna (3,003)
- Bell Miner (2,991)
- Noisy Miner (2,983)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,974)
- Welcome Swallow (2,960)
- Australian Raven (2,827)
- Eurasian Coot (2,810)
- Chestnut Teal (2,721)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,644)
- Great Egret (2,584)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,540)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,423)
- Grey Teal (2,377)
- Royal Spoonbill (2,296)
- Great Cormorant (2,268)
- Australasian Darter (2,201)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (2,114)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Watanobbi:
- Wyong (1.5 km)
- Alison (2.3 km)
- Warnervale (3 km)
- Wadalba (3.4 km)
- Tacoma (3.6 km)
- Mardi (3.7 km)
- Tacoma South (3.9 km)
- Halloran (4.2 km)
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Streets
- Abbey Close (15)
- Argyle Street (22)
- Augusta Close (12)
- Brent Close (7)
- Brittania Drive (188)
- Camden Way (24)
- Carmen Close (11)
- Casey Drive (121)
- Cassia Close (13)
- Cedar Close (34)
- Charmian Crescent (33)
- Cowan Street (8)
- Cutler Drive (1)
- De L'isle Drive (37)
- Dunrossil Avenue (61)
- Everitt Place (28)
- Fairway Close (13)
- Farnol Place (23)
- Fauna Place (18)
- Fishburn Crescent (73)
- Forster Avenue (44)
- Friendship Place (15)
- Gleneagles Place (5)
- Gloucester Avenue (10)
- Golf Links Drive (56)
- Gorman Close (11)
- Gowrie Place (10)
- Guardian Road (42)
- Harrington Close (36)
- Hasluck Drive (23)
- Hayden Close (17)
- Heron Close (28)
- Isaacs Close (9)
- Kiah Way (22)
- Kitty Place (17)
- Maple Circle (44)
- Mckell Avenue (24)
- Mead Way (18)
- Meadow Road (14)
- Monroe Place (19)
- Nicole Close (40)
- Ninian Close (26)
- Northcott Avenue (90)
- Pacific Highway (54)
- Slim Close (3)
- Somers Drive (36)
- St Andrews Close (10)
- Stonehaven Avenue (21)
- Tennyson Place (14)
- The Grove (33)
- The Terrace (38)
- Vintage Court (7)
- Ward Close (4)
- Watanobbi Road (122)
- Weaver Crescent (44)
- West Street (9)
- Zelman Close (43)
