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Woolloomooloo NSW 2011

4,340 addresses · 36 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Woolloomooloo · 1 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Woolloomooloo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,792 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,001 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 27% of households own their home and 71% 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.

3,792Population
39Median age
$2,001Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Potts Point - Woolloomooloo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Woolloomooloo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kings Cross, 450 m south-east · Metro station: Martin Place, 850 m north-west · Light rail stop: QVB, 1.1 km west · Bus interchange: Andrew Boy Charlton Pool (441 Terminus), 950 m north · Ferry wharf: Circular Quay 2A, 1.4 km north-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 4.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 9.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Woolloomooloo

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

Tree cover measures, Woolloomooloo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201913.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Woolloomooloo
Population by age, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4117
5-14154
15-1975
20-24192
25-341,057
35-44667
45-54503
55-64469
65-74352
75-84166
85+50
Dwelling types in Woolloomooloo
Dwelling types, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House10
Townhouse502
Apartment1,402
Other3
Households by weekly income in Woolloomooloo
Households by weekly income, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650385
$650-1,499332
$1,500-2,999485
$3,000+622
Top ancestries in Woolloomooloo
Top ancestries, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,097
Australian702
Other698
Irish470
Ancestry NS360
Scottish353
Housing tenure in Woolloomooloo
Housing tenure, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned252
Mortgage268
Rented1,359
Other24
Cars per household in Woolloomooloo
Cars per household, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0838
1835
2184
319
4+15
Commute to work in Woolloomooloo
Commute to work, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car232
Train55
Bus32
Tram/ferry0
Walked328
Bicycle23
Home1,128
Top countries of birth in Woolloomooloo
Top countries of birth, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England205
New Zealand139
China91
Vietnam60
United States58
Brazil46
Languages used at home in Woolloomooloo
Languages used at home, Woolloomooloo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish132
Mandarin89
French61
Cantonese58
Vietnamese54
Russian46

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

328,475 bird observations recorded near Woolloomooloo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Woolloomooloo

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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