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Adelong NSW 2729

776 addresses · 38 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Snowy Valleys LGA › Adelong · 329 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Adelong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 938 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,158 a week, with median rent near $205 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 16% 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.

938Population
49Median age
$1,158Median household income / wk
$205Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tumut Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Adelong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tumut Airport, 16.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 15.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Adelong

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

Tree cover measures, Adelong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 55.5%

Population by age in Adelong
Population by age, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-14110
15-1960
20-2439
25-3493
35-4495
45-54118
55-64166
65-74133
75-8477
85+23
Dwelling types in Adelong
Dwelling types, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House366
Townhouse11
Apartment3
Other10
Households by weekly income in Adelong
Households by weekly income, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65089
$650-1,499135
$1,500-2,999106
$3,000+40
Top ancestries in Adelong
Top ancestries, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English413
Australian410
Irish131
Scottish96
Ancestry NS61
Aboriginal40
Housing tenure in Adelong
Housing tenure, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned193
Mortgage118
Rented60
Other10
Cars per household in Adelong
Cars per household, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
1147
2122
358
4+31
Commute to work in Adelong
Commute to work, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car306
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Adelong
Top countries of birth, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England16
South Africa11
New Zealand10
Scotland6
United States6
India4
Languages used at home in Adelong
Languages used at home, Adelong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans12
Punjabi7
French4
Polish4
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

616 bird observations recorded near Adelong — most often seen:

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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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