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Bombala NSW 2632

2,435 addresses · 68 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Snowy Monaro Regional LGA › Bombala · 382 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bombala is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,372 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,277 a week, with median rent near $215 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% 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.

1,372Population
47Median age
$1,277Median household income / wk
$215Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 59 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bombala

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

Tree cover measures, Bombala NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Bombala
Population by age, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-456
5-14181
15-1960
20-2465
25-34138
35-44146
45-54160
55-64184
65-74212
75-84127
85+49
Dwelling types in Bombala
Dwelling types, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House525
Townhouse18
Apartment5
Other3
Households by weekly income in Bombala
Households by weekly income, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650117
$650-1,499179
$1,500-2,999156
$3,000+68
Top ancestries in Bombala
Top ancestries, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian619
English553
Irish152
Scottish144
Ancestry NS124
German66
Housing tenure in Bombala
Housing tenure, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned250
Mortgage166
Rented116
Other9
Cars per household in Bombala
Cars per household, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
034
1196
2193
392
4+38
Commute to work in Bombala
Commute to work, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car457
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle0
Home42
Top countries of birth in Bombala
Top countries of birth, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England26
Germany10
New Zealand10
Ireland9
South Korea8
Nepal5
Languages used at home in Bombala
Languages used at home, Bombala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Korean6
Nepali5
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,514 bird observations recorded near Bombala — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bombala

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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