Bournda NSW 2548
84 addresses · 7 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Bournda · 350 km from Sydney
Living Here
Bournda is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 127 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,437 a week, with median rent near $270 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, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Merimbula - Tura Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bournda itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 beaches
1 Catholic church
1 optometrist
1 hospital
1 service station
2 hardware stores
Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 8.3 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 94.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 94.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 97.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 65%
Population by age in Bournda
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 26 |
| 55-64 | 23 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Bournda
| House | 37 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bournda
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Bournda
| English | 48 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 47 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Other | 10 |
Housing tenure in Bournda
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Bournda
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Bournda
| Car | 44 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Bournda
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 |
| France | 3 |
Languages used at home in Bournda
| Afrikaans | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,902 bird observations recorded near Bournda — most often seen:
- Bell Miner (917)
- Superb Fairy-wren (398)
- Brown Thornbill (371)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (339)
- Little Wattlebird (330)
- White-browed Scrubwren (290)
- New Holland Honeyeater (285)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (283)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (278)
- Red-browed Finch (272)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (266)
- Eastern Spinebill (264)
- Little Penguin (244)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bournda
- Eastern Whipbird (225)
- Red Wattlebird (211)
- Silver Gull (210)
- Australian Magpie (209)
- Red-capped Plover (206)
- Grey Fantail (203)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (200)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (198)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (195)
- Australian Wood Duck (194)
- Common Bronzewing (191)
- South-eastern Little Wattlebird (190)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (189)
- Little Pied Cormorant (188)
- Whistling Kite (187)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (185)
- Welcome Swallow (184)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bournda:
- Tura Beach (2.9 km)
- Mirador (4.6 km)
- Berrambool (5.2 km)
- Merimbula (6.2 km)
- Wallagoot (7.1 km)
- Yellow Pinch (7.4 km)
- Millingandi (8.2 km)
- Wolumla (9.6 km)
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Streets
- Bournda Lagoon Road (1)
- Bournda Road (6)
- Kulbardi Close (11)
- Park Lane (10)
- Red Hill Road (4)
- Sapphire Coast Drive (33)
- Widgeram Road (19)
