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Bombo NSW 2533

99 addresses · 6 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Bombo · 93 km from Sydney

Living Here

Bombo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 175 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,594 a week, with median rent near $610 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

175Population
40Median age
$2,594Median household income / wk
$610Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kiama Downs - Minnamurra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bombo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bombo, 700 m south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 11.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 14.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bombo

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

Tree cover measures, Bombo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 66.2%

Population by age in Bombo
Population by age, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1417
15-1918
20-249
25-3421
35-4421
45-5435
55-6413
65-7420
75-843
85+4
Dwelling types in Bombo
Dwelling types, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House51
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bombo
Households by weekly income, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Bombo
Top ancestries, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English85
Australian57
Irish29
Scottish28
Other21
German9
Housing tenure in Bombo
Housing tenure, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage25
Rented14
Other6
Cars per household in Bombo
Cars per household, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
232
35
4+7
Commute to work in Bombo
Commute to work, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car58
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Bombo
Top countries of birth, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Croatia5
Scotland4
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Bombo
Languages used at home, Bombo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

73,285 bird observations recorded near Bombo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bombo

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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