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Balranald NSW 2715

981 addresses · 52 streets

Farrer Electorate › Balranald LGA › Balranald · 709 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Balranald is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,240 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,197 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,240Population
47Median age
$1,197Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Balranald Airport, 2.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 11.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balranald

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

Tree cover measures, Balranald NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Balranald
Population by age, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-454
5-14172
15-1948
20-2463
25-34128
35-44114
45-54170
55-64202
65-74166
75-8487
85+44
Dwelling types in Balranald
Dwelling types, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House411
Townhouse25
Apartment3
Other10
Households by weekly income in Balranald
Households by weekly income, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650120
$650-1,499126
$1,500-2,999119
$3,000+46
Top ancestries in Balranald
Top ancestries, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English480
Australian449
Ancestry NS161
Irish158
Scottish132
Aboriginal102
Housing tenure in Balranald
Housing tenure, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned198
Mortgage104
Rented128
Other26
Cars per household in Balranald
Cars per household, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
037
1162
2151
365
4+41
Commute to work in Balranald
Commute to work, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car360
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked57
Bicycle4
Home32
Top countries of birth in Balranald
Top countries of birth, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malaysia22
India12
England8
Vietnam8
Chile6
Fiji5
Languages used at home in Balranald
Languages used at home, Balranald NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin15
Italian12
Punjabi8
Vietnamese8
Russian5
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,389 bird observations recorded near Balranald — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balranald

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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