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Bemboka NSW 2550

581 addresses · 37 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Bemboka · 341 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bemboka is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 589 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,015 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

589Population
50Median age
$1,015Median household income / wk
$245Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bega-Eden Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bemboka itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 43.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 63.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bemboka

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

Tree cover measures, Bemboka NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 49.7%

Population by age in Bemboka
Population by age, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1466
15-1936
20-2425
25-3443
35-4451
45-5478
55-64112
65-74106
75-8438
85+9
Dwelling types in Bemboka
Dwelling types, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House237
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bemboka
Households by weekly income, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65069
$650-1,49978
$1,500-2,99947
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Bemboka
Top ancestries, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English255
Australian243
Irish86
Scottish54
Ancestry NS48
Aboriginal29
Housing tenure in Bemboka
Housing tenure, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned106
Mortgage83
Rented34
Other7
Cars per household in Bemboka
Cars per household, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
176
2101
324
4+31
Commute to work in Bemboka
Commute to work, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car145
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home33
Top countries of birth in Bemboka
Top countries of birth, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England23
New Zealand10
Ireland6
Germany4
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Bemboka
Languages used at home, Bemboka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German8
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,072 bird observations recorded near Bemboka — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bemboka

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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