Willoughby East NSW 2068
656 addresses · 14 streets
North Sydney Electorate › Willoughby LGA › Willoughby East · 8 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Willoughby East is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,864 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $4,536 a week, with median rent near $873 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers work from home. 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 Willoughby - Castle Cove - Northbridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Willoughby East itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
73 schools
- Willoughby Public School
- St Thomas Willoughby
- Willoughby Girls High School
- Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Castlecrag
- Shore School War Memorial Playing Fields
- Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School
- Castlecrag Montessori School
- Northbridge Public School
- Castle Cove Public School
- Our Lady Of Dolours Catholic Primary School
2 beaches
25 childcare & kindergartens
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Artarmon, 2.2 km south-west · Metro station: Chatswood, 2.4 km west · Bus interchange: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 2.4 km west · Ferry wharf: Greenwich Wharf, 4.5 km south-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 9.4 km south-east.
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: 12.9% 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 | 12.9% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 19.7% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 50.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 66.2%
Population by age in Willoughby East
| 0-4 | 105 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 360 |
| 15-19 | 153 |
| 20-24 | 82 |
| 25-34 | 90 |
| 35-44 | 255 |
| 45-54 | 326 |
| 55-64 | 218 |
| 65-74 | 171 |
| 75-84 | 78 |
| 85+ | 32 |
Dwelling types in Willoughby East
| House | 543 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 22 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Willoughby East
| <$650 | 40 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 71 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 100 |
| $3,000+ | 331 |
Top ancestries in Willoughby East
| English | 644 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 615 |
| Other | 252 |
| Irish | 250 |
| Chinese | 233 |
| Scottish | 197 |
Housing tenure in Willoughby East
| Owned | 245 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 243 |
| Rented | 66 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Willoughby East
| 0 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 176 |
| 2 | 288 |
| 3 | 56 |
| 4+ | 30 |
Commute to work in Willoughby East
| Car | 211 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 15 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 16 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 513 |
Top countries of birth in Willoughby East
| England | 69 |
|---|---|
| China | 51 |
| New Zealand | 45 |
| Hong Kong | 37 |
| South Africa | 22 |
| Malaysia | 20 |
Languages used at home in Willoughby East
| Mandarin | 64 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 62 |
| Italian | 23 |
| Croatian | 20 |
| Japanese | 15 |
| French | 11 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
119,152 bird observations recorded near Willoughby East — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (15,311)
- Noisy Miner (12,197)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (8,367)
- Laughing Kookaburra (7,780)
- Australian Magpie (7,777)
- Pied Currawong (7,208)
- Australian Brush-turkey (6,632)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,840)
- Australian Raven (5,427)
- Welcome Swallow (4,412)
- Silver Gull (3,792)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,626)
- Rock Dove (2,634)
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- Channel-billed Cuckoo (2,255)
- Australian King-parrot (2,193)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,162)
- Common Myna (2,065)
- Tawny Frogmouth (2,014)
- Masked Lapwing (1,836)
- Australian White Ibis (1,819)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,607)
- White-faced Heron (1,526)
- Red Wattlebird (1,492)
- Crested Pigeon (1,439)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,372)
- Eastern Koel (1,335)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,321)
- Brown Thornbill (1,246)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,239)
- Crimson Rosella (1,228)
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 Willoughby East:
- North Willoughby (0.8 km)
- Middle Cove (0.8 km)
- Willoughby (1 km)
- Castlecrag (1.1 km)
- Northbridge (1.5 km)
- Castle Cove (1.6 km)
- Middle Harbour (1.8 km)
- Naremburn (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Ann Street (54)
- Eastern Valley Way (64)
- Edinburgh Road (40)
- Edna Street (16)
- First Avenue (56)
- Fourth Avenue (94)
- High Street (56)
- Laurel Street (29)
- Mcclelland Street (21)
- Robert Street (63)
- Second Avenue (48)
- Stan Street (31)
- Third Avenue (63)
- Warrane Road (21)