Bective NSW 2340
105 addresses · 10 streets
New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Bective · 322 km from Sydney
Living Here
Bective is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,575 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tamworth Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bective itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 1.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 73.5%
Population by age in Bective
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 30 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Bective
| House | 75 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bective
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 28 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Bective
| Australian | 110 |
|---|---|
| English | 93 |
| Irish | 38 |
| Aboriginal | 16 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Bective
| Owned | 25 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 29 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Bective
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Bective
| Car | 67 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
333 bird observations recorded near Bective — most often seen:
- Common Starling (27)
- Galah (25)
- Eastern Galah (17)
- Nankeen Kestrel (17)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (16)
- Golden-mantled Rosella (14)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (14)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (12)
- Australian Magpie (11)
- Southern Magpie-lark (11)
- Australian Wood Duck (10)
- Eastern Little Corella (10)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bective
- Pacific Black Duck (10)
- Brown Falcon (9)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (9)
- Grey Teal (9)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (9)
- Straw-necked Ibis (9)
- Black-headed Pardalote (8)
- Black-shouldered Kite (8)
- Eastern Australian Raven (8)
- Red-winged Parrot (8)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (8)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (8)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (8)
- Eastern Barn Owl (7)
- Eastern Rosella (7)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (7)
- Little Pied Cormorant (7)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bective:
- Winton (8.3 km)
- Wallamore (8.8 km)
- Gidley (8.9 km)
- Appleby (9.2 km)
- Attunga (12.5 km)
- Somerton (13.1 km)
- Hallsville (13.3 km)
- Bithramere (15.3 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Bective stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Bective
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Appleby Lane (7)
- Bective Lane (11)
- Bective Reserve Road (3)
- Careys Lane (8)
- Fairs Road (2)
- Hamiltons Lane (2)
- Jenners Lane (6)
- Oxley Highway (29)
- Prices Road (5)
- Soldiers Settlement Road (32)
