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Blayney NSW 2799

2,402 addresses · 129 streets

Calare Electorate › Blayney LGA › Blayney · 185 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Blayney is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,448 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,383 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,448Population
38Median age
$1,383Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Blayney, 700 m north-east · Airport: Orange Airport, 20.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blayney

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

Tree cover measures, Blayney NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Blayney
Population by age, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4243
5-14472
15-19220
20-24204
25-34435
35-44343
45-54380
55-64465
65-74371
75-84225
85+95
Dwelling types in Blayney
Dwelling types, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,231
Townhouse72
Apartment17
Other9
Households by weekly income in Blayney
Households by weekly income, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650272
$650-1,499408
$1,500-2,999390
$3,000+172
Top ancestries in Blayney
Top ancestries, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,647
English1,559
Irish450
Scottish348
Aboriginal245
Ancestry NS147
Housing tenure in Blayney
Housing tenure, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned464
Mortgage424
Rented411
Other18
Cars per household in Blayney
Cars per household, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
060
1472
2485
3203
4+95
Commute to work in Blayney
Commute to work, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,125
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked51
Bicycle9
Home124
Top countries of birth in Blayney
Top countries of birth, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England61
New Zealand27
Germany9
Thailand9
Philippines8
Netherlands7
Languages used at home in Blayney
Languages used at home, Blayney NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Urdu9
French5
Cantonese4
Mandarin4
Filipino4
Croatian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,336 bird observations recorded near Blayney — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blayney

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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