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Woolwich NSW 2110

436 addresses · 19 streets

North Sydney Electorate › Hunters Hill LGA › Woolwich · 5 km from Sydney

Living Here

Woolwich is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 833 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $2,931 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% 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.

833Population
52Median age
$2,931Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wollstonecraft, 2 km north-east · Metro station: Crows Nest, 2.9 km north-east · Light rail stop: John Street Square, 3.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Crows Nest Terminus (263, 267), 3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Clarke Road Wharf, 300 m south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 9.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 23.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Woolwich

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

Tree cover measures, Woolwich NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201935.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 50.3%

Population by age in Woolwich
Population by age, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1482
15-1972
20-2451
25-3458
35-4469
45-54106
55-64118
65-74117
75-84102
85+55
Dwelling types in Woolwich
Dwelling types, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House193
Townhouse19
Apartment78
Other3
Households by weekly income in Woolwich
Households by weekly income, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49954
$1,500-2,99968
$3,000+134
Top ancestries in Woolwich
Top ancestries, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English266
Australian211
Irish116
Other107
Chinese74
Italian72
Housing tenure in Woolwich
Housing tenure, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned163
Mortgage67
Rented55
Other10
Cars per household in Woolwich
Cars per household, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
013
191
2118
328
4+33
Commute to work in Woolwich
Commute to work, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car139
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry9
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home166
Top countries of birth in Woolwich
Top countries of birth, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England28
China26
New Zealand20
Hong Kong13
Italy9
Germany8
Languages used at home in Woolwich
Languages used at home, Woolwich NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin26
Cantonese25
Italian11
Arabic10
German6
Hindi5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

182,376 bird observations recorded near Woolwich — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Woolwich

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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