Bendalong NSW 2539
327 addresses · 18 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Bendalong · 165 km from Sydney
Living Here
Bendalong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 135 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,224 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% 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 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ulladulla Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bendalong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 33.3 km north.
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: 91.8% 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 | 91.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 96.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 39.4%
Population by age in Bendalong
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Bendalong
| House | 46 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bendalong
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Bendalong
| Australian | 63 |
|---|---|
| English | 45 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Other | 10 |
Housing tenure in Bendalong
| Owned | 27 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Bendalong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Bendalong
| Car | 21 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Bendalong
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13,827 bird observations recorded near Bendalong — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (757)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (752)
- Silver Gull (689)
- Little Wattlebird (624)
- Crested Tern (621)
- Little Tern (579)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (520)
- Australian Magpie (509)
- Masked Lapwing (503)
- Red Wattlebird (489)
- Laughing Kookaburra (484)
- Australian Pelican (467)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (455)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bendalong
- White-faced Heron (454)
- Australian Raven (450)
- Superb Fairy-wren (415)
- Great Cormorant (407)
- Welcome Swallow (406)
- Australian Wood Duck (395)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (389)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (387)
- Willie Wagtail (364)
- Red-capped Plover (361)
- Eastern Spinebill (360)
- Little Pied Cormorant (349)
- Crimson Rosella (347)
- Pied Currawong (336)
- Magpie-lark (334)
- Grey Fantail (320)
- Galah (304)
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 Bendalong:
- Manyana (2.1 km)
- Cunjurong Point (3 km)
- Berringer Lake (3 km)
- Berrara (4.4 km)
- Lake Conjola (5 km)
- Cudmirrah (5.5 km)
- Fishermans Paradise (7.7 km)
- Swanhaven (8.2 km)
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Streets
- Belah Glen (18)
- Bendalong Road (7)
- Boronia Street (15)
- Cedar Street (4)
- Cherry Street (4)
- Cypress Street (10)
- Ebby Avenue (4)
- Elm Street (5)
- Holly Street (11)
- Jacaranda Avenue (24)
- Maple Street (7)
- Nerringillah Road (11)
- North Bendalong Road (3)
- Pine Street (22)
- Poplar Street (12)
- Red Point Road (3)
- Waratah Street (161)
- Willow Street (6)
