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Woy Woy NSW 2256

7,045 addresses · 104 streets

Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Woy Woy · 43 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Woy Woy is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,072 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,151 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 39% 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.

11,072Population
48Median age
$1,151Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Woy Woy, 1.1 km north · Railway halt: Wondabyne, 5.9 km west · Ferry wharf: Woy Woy Wharf, 1.4 km north · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 10.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 53.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Woy Woy

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

Tree cover measures, Woy Woy NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 46.7%

Population by age in Woy Woy
Population by age, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4552
5-141,117
15-19521
20-24500
25-341,176
35-441,277
45-541,335
55-641,474
65-741,471
75-841,106
85+534
Dwelling types in Woy Woy
Dwelling types, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,945
Townhouse1,379
Apartment350
Other66
Households by weekly income in Woy Woy
Households by weekly income, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,261
$650-1,4991,456
$1,500-2,9991,154
$3,000+558
Top ancestries in Woy Woy
Top ancestries, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,608
Australian4,210
Irish1,360
Scottish1,124
Other832
Ancestry NS717
Housing tenure in Woy Woy
Housing tenure, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,613
Mortgage1,125
Rented1,821
Other88
Cars per household in Woy Woy
Cars per household, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0723
12,274
21,165
3330
4+151
Commute to work in Woy Woy
Commute to work, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,850
Train149
Bus52
Tram/ferry3
Walked98
Bicycle14
Home1,110
Top countries of birth in Woy Woy
Top countries of birth, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England541
New Zealand216
China176
Philippines121
India83
Scotland68
Languages used at home in Woy Woy
Languages used at home, Woy Woy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin162
Spanish94
Cantonese63
Tagalog46
Thai45
Japanese37

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

41,116 bird observations recorded near Woy Woy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Woy Woy

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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