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Watersleigh NSW 2540

14 addresses · 1 street

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Watersleigh · 127 km from Sydney

Living Here

Watersleigh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 40 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $193 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Polish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

40Population
46Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$193Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the North Nowra - Bomaderry statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Watersleigh itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 8.4 km east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 10 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 82.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Watersleigh

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

Tree cover measures, Watersleigh NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202082.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Watersleigh
Population by age, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-197
20-246
25-343
35-440
45-546
55-643
65-746
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Watersleigh
Dwelling types, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House12
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Watersleigh
Households by weekly income, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Watersleigh
Top ancestries, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian26
English14
Polish4
Chinese3
German3
Welsh3
Housing tenure in Watersleigh
Housing tenure, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage0
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Watersleigh
Cars per household, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
26
30
4+0
Commute to work in Watersleigh
Commute to work, Watersleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car12
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,440 bird observations recorded near Watersleigh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Watersleigh

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.