Budgong NSW 2577
89 addresses · 9 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Budgong · 124 km from Sydney
Living Here
Budgong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 87 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 0% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Berry - Kangaroo Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Budgong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 17 km south-east.
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: 39.1% 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 | 39.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 90.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 56.4%
Population by age in Budgong
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 21 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Budgong
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Budgong
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 12 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Budgong
| English | 55 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 28 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Other | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
Housing tenure in Budgong
| Owned | 19 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Budgong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Budgong
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Budgong
| England | 12 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
19,765 bird observations recorded near Budgong — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,030)
- Brown Thornbill (1,023)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,021)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,014)
- Superb Lyrebird (970)
- Eastern Whipbird (930)
- Brown Gerygone (890)
- Wonga Pigeon (829)
- Pied Currawong (750)
- Australian King-parrot (737)
- Silvereye (734)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (719)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (657)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Budgong
- Laughing Kookaburra (653)
- Superb Fairy-wren (640)
- Satin Bowerbird (637)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (616)
- Rufous Fantail (615)
- Black-faced Monarch (578)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (540)
- Red-browed Finch (525)
- Grey Butcherbird (512)
- Striated Thornbill (499)
- Australian Raven (482)
- Spotted Pardalote (440)
- White-headed Pigeon (364)
- Grey Fantail (355)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (352)
- Green Catbird (334)
- Bassian Thrush (319)
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 Budgong:
- Browns Mountain (4.4 km)
- Illaroo (5.9 km)
- Tapitallee (6.1 km)
- Buangla (6.4 km)
- Red Rocks (6.9 km)
- Watersleigh (7.2 km)
- Moollattoo (7.2 km)
- Kangaroo Valley (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Abernethys Road (5)
- Bugong Fire Trail (5)
- Bugong Firetrail (7)
- Bugong Road (36)
- Duffys Lane (6)
- Emerys Road (11)
- Lower Bugong Road (3)
- Mount Scanzi Road (8)
- Selbys Road (8)
