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Nelson Bay NSW 2315

Nelson Bay
This Nelson Bay suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.
An average home in Nelson Bay is owned outright by couples without children. The average age in Nelson Bay is 51. Separate houses are common in Nelson Bay and the area is mostly National Parks and Nature Reserves (45.64%), Low Density Residential (17.98%) and Environmental Living (14.92%).

Nelson Bay demographics

Population

6141

Average Age

51

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

82.0%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

0.4%

Train

0.0%

Walking

7.3%

Bus

1.2%

Nelson Bay property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Nelson Bay

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,842

Median weekly rental payments

$380

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.1

Average number of people per household

2

Household Composition

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

NELSON BAY planning zones

NELSON BAY
Zone CodeZone NamePercentage CoveredArea Covered
C1National Parks and Nature Reserves45.64%7,191,200.03
C2Environmental Conservation7.41%1,167,885.99
C3Environmental Conservation4.96%781,839.64
C4Environmental Living0.18%28,011.22
E1Local Centre1.04%163,917.72
R2Environmental Living14.92%2,351,868.8
R3Medium Density Residential3.77%594,788.02
RE1Low Density Residential17.98%2,833,491.38
RE2Private Recreation0.19%30,273.45
RU2Rural Landscape1.62%255,845.62
SP1Infrastructure0.09%13,608.61
SP2Infrastructure1.3%204,928.29
W2Recreational Waterways0.88%138,903.58

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