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Balgownie NSW 2519

2,703 addresses · 72 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Balgownie · 65 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Balgownie is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,722 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,912 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,722Population
42Median age
$1,912Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fairy Meadow, 2 km south-east · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 7.4 km south · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 4.5 km south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 20.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 45.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balgownie

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

Tree cover measures, Balgownie NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Balgownie
Population by age, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4332
5-14719
15-19302
20-24331
25-34597
35-44727
45-54727
55-64748
65-74640
75-84461
85+128
Dwelling types in Balgownie
Dwelling types, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,531
Townhouse557
Apartment35
Other12
Households by weekly income in Balgownie
Households by weekly income, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650347
$650-1,499529
$1,500-2,999559
$3,000+596
Top ancestries in Balgownie
Top ancestries, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,976
Australian1,884
Italian786
Irish587
Scottish575
Other564
Housing tenure in Balgownie
Housing tenure, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned976
Mortgage644
Rented464
Other16
Cars per household in Balgownie
Cars per household, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
093
1684
2887
3262
4+174
Commute to work in Balgownie
Commute to work, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,370
Train10
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle9
Home722
Top countries of birth in Balgownie
Top countries of birth, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italy172
England159
China66
New Zealand54
India48
North Macedonia45
Languages used at home in Balgownie
Languages used at home, Balgownie NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian208
Arabic81
Mandarin80
Macedonian75
Spanish53
Turkish50

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

152,284 bird observations recorded near Balgownie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balgownie

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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