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Windang NSW 2528

1,863 addresses · 18 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Windang · 80 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Windang is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,610 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $916 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,610Population
56Median age
$916Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berkeley - Warrawong - Windang statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Windang itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Port Kembla North, 6.5 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 31.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Windang

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

Tree cover measures, Windang NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 41%

Population by age in Windang
Population by age, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4111
5-14223
15-19119
20-2497
25-34186
35-44233
45-54295
55-64364
65-74474
75-84374
85+124
Dwelling types in Windang
Dwelling types, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House946
Townhouse113
Apartment42
Other75
Households by weekly income in Windang
Households by weekly income, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650383
$650-1,499347
$1,500-2,999216
$3,000+138
Top ancestries in Windang
Top ancestries, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,047
Australian1,026
Irish307
Scottish237
Ancestry NS193
Other128
Housing tenure in Windang
Housing tenure, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned623
Mortgage264
Rented252
Other15
Cars per household in Windang
Cars per household, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0145
1553
2306
3103
4+40
Commute to work in Windang
Commute to work, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car528
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle5
Home167
Top countries of birth in Windang
Top countries of birth, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England122
New Zealand25
Italy21
Germany19
Scotland15
Wales15
Languages used at home in Windang
Languages used at home, Windang NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian20
Spanish16
Macedonian10
Croatian7
German7
Cantonese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

65,814 bird observations recorded near Windang — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Windang

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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