Wheeler Heights NSW 2097
1,136 addresses · 29 streets
Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Wheeler Heights · 17 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Wheeler Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,232 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,914 a week, with median rent near $750 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Narrabeen - Collaroy statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wheeler Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 dentists
2 physiotherapists
21 hospitals
1 playground
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 11.4 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Bayview Wharf, 7.9 km north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 15.8 km south.
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: 17.1% 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 | 17.1% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 34.5% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 61.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 70.7%
Population by age in Wheeler Heights
| 0-4 | 205 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 517 |
| 15-19 | 241 |
| 20-24 | 191 |
| 25-34 | 254 |
| 35-44 | 433 |
| 45-54 | 562 |
| 55-64 | 357 |
| 65-74 | 238 |
| 75-84 | 196 |
| 85+ | 46 |
Dwelling types in Wheeler Heights
| House | 898 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 25 |
| Apartment | 62 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wheeler Heights
| <$650 | 73 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 154 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 255 |
| $3,000+ | 447 |
Top ancestries in Wheeler Heights
| English | 1,461 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,196 |
| Irish | 402 |
| Scottish | 339 |
| Other | 337 |
| Italian | 186 |
Housing tenure in Wheeler Heights
| Owned | 341 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 479 |
| Rented | 146 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Wheeler Heights
| 0 | 23 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 208 |
| 2 | 466 |
| 3 | 180 |
| 4+ | 100 |
Commute to work in Wheeler Heights
| Car | 783 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 23 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 619 |
Top countries of birth in Wheeler Heights
| England | 250 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 64 |
| South Africa | 28 |
| United States | 25 |
| Netherlands | 23 |
| Ireland | 22 |
Languages used at home in Wheeler Heights
| German | 40 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 27 |
| French | 25 |
| Italian | 24 |
| Portuguese | 23 |
| Cantonese | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
131,405 bird observations recorded near Wheeler Heights — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (8,038)
- Noisy Miner (6,625)
- Australian Magpie (6,005)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5,259)
- Pacific Black Duck (5,230)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5,137)
- Australian Raven (4,963)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,939)
- Welcome Swallow (4,932)
- Superb Fairy-wren (4,876)
- Silver Gull (4,608)
- Common Myna (4,516)
- Australian Brush-turkey (4,430)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wheeler Heights
- White-faced Heron (4,413)
- Little Wattlebird (4,374)
- Little Black Cormorant (4,179)
- Eastern Whipbird (4,160)
- Willie Wagtail (4,096)
- Dusky Moorhen (4,038)
- Australian Pelican (3,677)
- Pied Currawong (3,647)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,611)
- Red Wattlebird (3,584)
- Crested Tern (3,515)
- Masked Lapwing (3,418)
- Great Cormorant (3,174)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,021)
- Chestnut Teal (3,010)
- Magpie-lark (3,003)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (2,927)
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 Wheeler Heights:
- Collaroy Plateau (0.9 km)
- Cromer (1.1 km)
- Collaroy (1.8 km)
- Narrabeen (1.8 km)
- Narraweena (2.4 km)
- Oxford Falls (2.7 km)
- Dee Why (2.8 km)
- North Narrabeen (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Alice Close (6)
- Ambleside Street (33)
- Berith Street (32)
- Bowness Street (5)
- Carlisle Street (30)
- Coniston Street (56)
- Crummock Street (13)
- Derwent Street (37)
- Ennerdale Crescent (45)
- Ettalong Street (47)
- Grasmere Crescent (30)
- Greystoke Street (38)
- Heather Street (81)
- James Wheeler Place (19)
- Kendal Crescent (32)
- Kirkstone Road (56)
- Lake Street (4)
- Langdale Place (11)
- Lantana Avenue (82)
- Newby Place (9)
- Penrith Avenue (73)
- Rose Avenue (159)
- Rydal Place (16)
- South Creek Road (128)
- Toronto Avenue (1)
- Torver Place (9)
- Veterans Parade (55)
- Wasdale Street (8)
- Windermere Place (21)
