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Balaclava NSW 2575

333 addresses · 19 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Balaclava · 93 km from Sydney

Living Here

Balaclava is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 574 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,023 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

574Population
40Median age
$2,023Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mittagong, 2.7 km south-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 31.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 32.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balaclava

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

Tree cover measures, Balaclava NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 65.9%

Population by age in Balaclava
Population by age, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-1475
15-1920
20-2429
25-3462
35-4485
45-5488
55-6465
65-7456
75-8429
85+11
Dwelling types in Balaclava
Dwelling types, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House200
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Balaclava
Households by weekly income, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49945
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+45
Top ancestries in Balaclava
Top ancestries, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian272
English234
Scottish65
Irish51
Other50
Dutch25
Housing tenure in Balaclava
Housing tenure, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned79
Mortgage69
Rented44
Other3
Cars per household in Balaclava
Cars per household, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
150
293
326
4+26
Commute to work in Balaclava
Commute to work, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car199
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home44
Top countries of birth in Balaclava
Top countries of birth, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England24
New Zealand8
Netherlands7
Thailand6
Vietnam4
India3
Languages used at home in Balaclava
Languages used at home, Balaclava NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai11
Malayalam8
German7
Punjabi5
Italian5
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,752 bird observations recorded near Balaclava — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balaclava

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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