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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.

3,232Population
40Median age
$2,914Median household income / wk
$750Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

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

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.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 17.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wheeler Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Wheeler Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201934.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 70.7%

Population by age in Wheeler Heights
Population by age, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4205
5-14517
15-19241
20-24191
25-34254
35-44433
45-54562
55-64357
65-74238
75-84196
85+46
Dwelling types in Wheeler Heights
Dwelling types, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House898
Townhouse25
Apartment62
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wheeler Heights
Households by weekly income, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65073
$650-1,499154
$1,500-2,999255
$3,000+447
Top ancestries in Wheeler Heights
Top ancestries, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,461
Australian1,196
Irish402
Scottish339
Other337
Italian186
Housing tenure in Wheeler Heights
Housing tenure, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned341
Mortgage479
Rented146
Other11
Cars per household in Wheeler Heights
Cars per household, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
023
1208
2466
3180
4+100
Commute to work in Wheeler Heights
Commute to work, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car783
Train0
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home619
Top countries of birth in Wheeler Heights
Top countries of birth, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England250
New Zealand64
South Africa28
United States25
Netherlands23
Ireland22
Languages used at home in Wheeler Heights
Languages used at home, Wheeler Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German40
Spanish27
French25
Italian24
Portuguese23
Cantonese19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

131,405 bird observations recorded near Wheeler Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wheeler Heights

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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