Bethungra NSW 2590
181 addresses · 26 streets
Riverina Electorate › Junee LGA › Bethungra · 325 km from Sydney
Living Here
Bethungra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 137 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,016 a week, with median rent near $113 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Junee statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bethungra itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 service station
Getting around. Airport: Cootamundra Airport, 23.1 km north-east.
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: 20.3% 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 | 20.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 25.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 55.6%
Population by age in Bethungra
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 13 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 38 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Bethungra
| House | 58 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bethungra
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Bethungra
| English | 72 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 62 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| German | 10 |
| Aboriginal | 9 |
Housing tenure in Bethungra
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 19 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Bethungra
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Bethungra
| Car | 40 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Bethungra
| India | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Bethungra
| Punjabi | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,054 bird observations recorded near Bethungra — most often seen:
- Eastern Galah (170)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (158)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (142)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (111)
- Southern Magpie-lark (105)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (102)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (90)
- Common Starling (89)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (89)
- Superb Parrot (73)
- Australian Magpie (63)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (63)
- Galah (57)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bethungra
- Eastern Rosella (51)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (50)
- Little Raven (50)
- Magpie-lark (48)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (46)
- Eastern Australian Raven (46)
- Eastern Little Corella (44)
- Eastern White-winged Chough (44)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (43)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (43)
- Willie Wagtail (42)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (41)
- Red Wattlebird (40)
- Red-rumped Parrot (40)
- Australian Raven (39)
- Noisy Miner (38)
- Crested Pigeon (37)
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 Bethungra:
- Illabo (11.1 km)
- Junee Reefs (17.9 km)
- Dirnaseer (20.2 km)
- Eurongilly (20.7 km)
- Marinna (20.9 km)
- Wantiool (21 km)
- Cootamundra (21.5 km)
- Burra Creek (22.4 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Bethungra 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 Bethungra
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Allawah Road (1)
- Amos Street (9)
- Baylis Street (43)
- Bethungra Road (10)
- Bethungra Waterworks Road (4)
- Boundary Street (4)
- Dirnaseer Road (7)
- Eulomo Settlement Road (5)
- Hicks Lane (1)
- Illabo Road (11)
- Ironbong Road (13)
- Ironbong Street (1)
- Kiaree Lane (7)
- Kiaree Road (7)
- Langwell Lane (2)
- Mahomets Lane (4)
- Mahomets Road (4)
- Nunlong Lane (1)
- Old Sydney Road (3)
- Olympic Highway (11)
- Palmer Street (1)
- Robinson Street (3)
- Sarafan Road (2)
- Temora Road (1)
- White Street (25)
- Yammatree Road (1)
