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Bombowlee NSW 2720

177 addresses · 14 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Snowy Valleys LGA › Bombowlee · 313 km from Sydney

Living Here

Bombowlee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 291 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,800 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

291Population
51Median age
$1,800Median household income / wk
$325Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tumut Airport, 550 m north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bombowlee

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

Tree cover measures, Bombowlee NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 63.9%

Population by age in Bombowlee
Population by age, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1427
15-1929
20-2413
25-3414
35-4428
45-5454
55-6443
65-7457
75-8418
85+9
Dwelling types in Bombowlee
Dwelling types, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House104
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bombowlee
Households by weekly income, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Bombowlee
Top ancestries, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian129
English117
Irish42
Scottish25
Ancestry NS23
German12
Housing tenure in Bombowlee
Housing tenure, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned55
Mortgage41
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Bombowlee
Cars per household, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
246
326
4+15
Commute to work in Bombowlee
Commute to work, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car113
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Bombowlee
Top countries of birth, Bombowlee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,740 bird observations recorded near Bombowlee — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bombowlee

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.