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Baw Baw NSW 2580

142 addresses · 9 streets

Hume Electorate › Goulburn Mulwaree LGA › Baw Baw · 172 km from Sydney

Living Here

Baw Baw is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 271 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,178 a week, with median rent near $405 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

271Population
45Median age
$2,178Median household income / wk
$405Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Goulburn, 8.2 km south-east · Airport: Goulburn Airport, 12.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 13.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Baw Baw

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

Tree cover measures, Baw Baw NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 65.7%

Population by age in Baw Baw
Population by age, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1441
15-1911
20-2413
25-3431
35-4426
45-5441
55-6445
65-7436
75-8413
85+6
Dwelling types in Baw Baw
Dwelling types, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House95
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Baw Baw
Households by weekly income, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99936
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Baw Baw
Top ancestries, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian120
English112
Irish39
Scottish33
Other23
Greek17
Housing tenure in Baw Baw
Housing tenure, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage43
Rented7
Other5
Cars per household in Baw Baw
Cars per household, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
240
328
4+23
Commute to work in Baw Baw
Commute to work, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car96
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Baw Baw
Top countries of birth, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Lebanon6
Greece5
Turkey5
Ireland3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Baw Baw
Languages used at home, Baw Baw NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek13
Arabic6
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,885 bird observations recorded near Baw Baw — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Baw Baw

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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