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Bolong NSW 2540

48 addresses · 5 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Bolong · 120 km from Sydney

Living Here

Bolong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 94 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

94Population
46Median age
$1,625Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the North Nowra - Bomaderry statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bolong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 3.3 km west · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 14.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bolong

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

Tree cover measures, Bolong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 64.1%

Population by age in Bolong
Population by age, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1413
15-193
20-243
25-345
35-4411
45-549
55-6425
65-7415
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Bolong
Dwelling types, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bolong
Households by weekly income, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Bolong
Top ancestries, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian44
English34
Scottish16
Irish12
Aboriginal10
Dutch5
Housing tenure in Bolong
Housing tenure, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage5
Rented10
Other5
Cars per household in Bolong
Cars per household, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
28
33
4+5
Commute to work in Bolong
Commute to work, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car21
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Bolong
Top countries of birth, Bolong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,499 bird observations recorded near Bolong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bolong

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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