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Waterloo NSW 2017

13,622 addresses · 56 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Waterloo · 3 km from Sydney

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Living Here

An inner-southern Sydney suburb transformed by high-density apartment development, Waterloo is young and central. Small households of 1.8 people and a median age of 33 prevail. Median household income is $2,028 a week, with rent around $530.

Waterloo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 16,379 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,028 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 24% of households own their home and 74% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Chinese, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

16,379Population
33Median age
$2,028Median household income / wk
$530Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 900 m south-west · Metro station: Waterloo, 750 m west · Light rail stop: Surry Hills, 1.3 km north · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 3.4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 3.5 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5.8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 13.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waterloo

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

Tree cover measures, Waterloo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Waterloo
Population by age, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4686
5-14586
15-19300
20-241,575
25-345,839
35-443,023
45-541,449
55-641,234
65-74950
75-84538
85+212
Dwelling types in Waterloo
Dwelling types, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House40
Townhouse655
Apartment7,330
Other12
Households by weekly income in Waterloo
Households by weekly income, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,727
$650-1,4991,267
$1,500-2,9992,256
$3,000+2,330
Top ancestries in Waterloo
Top ancestries, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,540
Other3,253
Chinese3,136
Australian2,218
Irish1,557
Ancestry NS1,537
Housing tenure in Waterloo
Housing tenure, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned495
Mortgage1,431
Rented5,846
Other115
Cars per household in Waterloo
Cars per household, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03,011
13,911
2821
392
4+39
Commute to work in Waterloo
Commute to work, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,592
Train192
Bus398
Tram/ferry0
Walked514
Bicycle205
Home4,736
Top countries of birth in Waterloo
Top countries of birth, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,881
England919
New Zealand425
Ireland384
Brazil289
India257
Languages used at home in Waterloo
Languages used at home, Waterloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,964
Spanish528
Cantonese492
Russian448
Portuguese257
Vietnamese229

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

382,763 bird observations recorded near Waterloo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waterloo

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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