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Barooga NSW 3644

1,289 addresses · 62 streets

Farrer Electorate › Berrigan LGA › Barooga · 551 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Barooga is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,888 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $260 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,888Population
46Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barooga itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tocumwal Aerodrome, 13.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 16.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barooga

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

Tree cover measures, Barooga NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Barooga
Population by age, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-484
5-14215
15-19114
20-2466
25-34210
35-44190
45-54240
55-64269
65-74310
75-84140
85+40
Dwelling types in Barooga
Dwelling types, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House664
Townhouse62
Apartment18
Other5
Households by weekly income in Barooga
Households by weekly income, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650128
$650-1,499249
$1,500-2,999211
$3,000+98
Top ancestries in Barooga
Top ancestries, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English849
Australian759
Irish264
Scottish209
Ancestry NS118
Italian78
Housing tenure in Barooga
Housing tenure, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned309
Mortgage254
Rented159
Other13
Cars per household in Barooga
Cars per household, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
022
1247
2306
3102
4+51
Commute to work in Barooga
Commute to work, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car662
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home71
Top countries of birth in Barooga
Top countries of birth, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England39
New Zealand12
Netherlands10
India9
Scotland8
Italy7
Languages used at home in Barooga
Languages used at home, Barooga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi12
Arabic10
Cantonese8
Italian7
Australian Indigenous6
Mandarin6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,620 bird observations recorded near Barooga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barooga

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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