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Bathurst NSW 2795

6,169 addresses · 67 streets

Calare Electorate › Bathurst Regional LGA › Bathurst · 159 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bathurst is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,001 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,209 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 44% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,001Population
41Median age
$1,209Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bathurst, 1000 m south-east · Bus interchange: Mountain Shuttle Bus, 4.5 km south-west · Airport: Bathurst Airport, 7.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 2.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bathurst

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

Tree cover measures, Bathurst NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 57.9%

Population by age in Bathurst
Population by age, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4320
5-14570
15-19307
20-24664
25-341,141
35-44734
45-54729
55-64866
65-74781
75-84584
85+304
Dwelling types in Bathurst
Dwelling types, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,627
Townhouse989
Apartment603
Other22
Households by weekly income in Bathurst
Households by weekly income, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650743
$650-1,4991,123
$1,500-2,999843
$3,000+354
Top ancestries in Bathurst
Top ancestries, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,809
Australian2,472
Irish1,132
Scottish773
Other673
Ancestry NS446
Housing tenure in Bathurst
Housing tenure, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned901
Mortgage505
Rented1,736
Other58
Cars per household in Bathurst
Cars per household, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0397
11,680
2826
3197
4+79
Commute to work in Bathurst
Commute to work, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,168
Train4
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked344
Bicycle16
Home362
Top countries of birth in Bathurst
Top countries of birth, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India172
England164
Nepal99
New Zealand94
Philippines77
Pakistan46
Languages used at home in Bathurst
Languages used at home, Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali102
Punjabi97
Urdu58
Tagalog39
Vietnamese35
Thai33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,467 bird observations recorded near Bathurst — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bathurst

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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