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Wickham NSW 2293

2,031 addresses · 33 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Wickham · 117 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Wickham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,637 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,902 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 42% of households own their home and 56% 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.

1,637Population
32Median age
$1,902Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wickham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Newcastle Interchange, 350 m south · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 950 m south-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 350 m south · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 2.1 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 14.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 5.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wickham

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

Tree cover measures, Wickham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 75.1%

Population by age in Wickham
Population by age, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-461
5-1467
15-1936
20-24229
25-34493
35-44197
45-54166
55-64185
65-74129
75-8445
85+12
Dwelling types in Wickham
Dwelling types, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House168
Townhouse256
Apartment368
Other16
Households by weekly income in Wickham
Households by weekly income, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499203
$1,500-2,999289
$3,000+182
Top ancestries in Wickham
Top ancestries, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English722
Australian525
Irish260
Scottish221
Other180
German85
Housing tenure in Wickham
Housing tenure, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned144
Mortgage197
Rented450
Other12
Cars per household in Wickham
Cars per household, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
064
1426
2255
338
4+20
Commute to work in Wickham
Commute to work, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car521
Train9
Bus12
Tram/ferry18
Walked61
Bicycle22
Home290
Top countries of birth in Wickham
Top countries of birth, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England48
New Zealand35
China16
Brazil13
Philippines13
Canada10
Languages used at home in Wickham
Languages used at home, Wickham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin27
Portuguese16
Cantonese12
Nepali10
Arabic9
Russian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

49,091 bird observations recorded near Wickham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wickham

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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