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Weston NSW 2326

1,919 addresses · 53 streets

Paterson Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Weston · 120 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Weston is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,088 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,088Population
37Median age
$1,343Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lochinvar, 10.1 km north · Railway halt: Pelaw Main, 2.6 km south-east · Airport: Cessnock Airport, 11.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 33.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Weston

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

Tree cover measures, Weston NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 55.2%

Population by age in Weston
Population by age, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4280
5-14597
15-19250
20-24265
25-34549
35-44491
45-54520
55-64477
65-74431
75-84175
85+56
Dwelling types in Weston
Dwelling types, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,397
Townhouse47
Apartment10
Other3
Households by weekly income in Weston
Households by weekly income, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650264
$650-1,499481
$1,500-2,999405
$3,000+179
Top ancestries in Weston
Top ancestries, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,925
English1,806
Aboriginal448
Scottish416
Irish363
Ancestry NS247
Housing tenure in Weston
Housing tenure, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned478
Mortgage589
Rented360
Other13
Cars per household in Weston
Cars per household, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
072
1482
2502
3232
4+154
Commute to work in Weston
Commute to work, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,135
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home161
Top countries of birth in Weston
Top countries of birth, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England56
New Zealand31
Philippines14
Germany13
Scotland13
India10
Languages used at home in Weston
Languages used at home, Weston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Gujarati10
Afrikaans9
Australian Indigenous7
German6
Arabic5
Greek5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,620 bird observations recorded near Weston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Weston

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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Streets

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