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Bourkelands NSW 2650

1,332 addresses · 47 streets

Riverina Electorate › Wagga Wagga LGA › Bourkelands · 382 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bourkelands is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,113 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,203 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,113Population
35Median age
$2,203Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wagga Wagga, 4.5 km north-east · Railway halt: Willans Hill, 3.4 km north-east · Airport: Wagga Wagga Airport, 10.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 8.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bourkelands

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

Tree cover measures, Bourkelands NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 71.9%

Population by age in Bourkelands
Population by age, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4219
5-14508
15-19220
20-24145
25-34423
35-44432
45-54419
55-64346
65-74268
75-8492
85+50
Dwelling types in Bourkelands
Dwelling types, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,021
Townhouse13
Apartment49
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bourkelands
Households by weekly income, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650111
$650-1,499219
$1,500-2,999384
$3,000+304
Top ancestries in Bourkelands
Top ancestries, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,227
Australian1,206
Irish382
Scottish324
Other258
Indian167
Housing tenure in Bourkelands
Housing tenure, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned327
Mortgage469
Rented272
Other6
Cars per household in Bourkelands
Cars per household, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
024
1298
2504
3163
4+94
Commute to work in Bourkelands
Commute to work, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,314
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle6
Home147
Top countries of birth in Bourkelands
Top countries of birth, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India124
England46
South Africa31
Iraq29
China28
Philippines25
Languages used at home in Bourkelands
Languages used at home, Bourkelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam146
Arabic38
Mandarin25
Cantonese20
Punjabi17
Afrikaans12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,526 bird observations recorded near Bourkelands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bourkelands

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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