Callala Bay NSW 2540
1,604 addresses · 43 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Callala Bay · 133 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Callala Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,234 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,289 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Callala Bay - Currarong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Callala Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 post office
2 golf clubs
2 places to stay
Getting around. Ferry wharf: The Husky Ferry Pickup/Dropoff, 5.5 km south-west · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 16.9 km west.
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: 69.7% 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 | 69.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 74.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 49.8%
Population by age in Callala Bay
| 0-4 | 93 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 235 |
| 15-19 | 129 |
| 20-24 | 93 |
| 25-34 | 200 |
| 35-44 | 177 |
| 45-54 | 302 |
| 55-64 | 378 |
| 65-74 | 371 |
| 75-84 | 205 |
| 85+ | 52 |
Dwelling types in Callala Bay
| House | 844 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 36 |
| Apartment | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Callala Bay
| <$650 | 176 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 320 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 219 |
| $3,000+ | 127 |
Top ancestries in Callala Bay
| English | 964 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 879 |
| Scottish | 282 |
| Irish | 280 |
| Other | 147 |
| Aboriginal | 119 |
Housing tenure in Callala Bay
| Owned | 462 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 215 |
| Rented | 186 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Callala Bay
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 318 |
| 2 | 362 |
| 3 | 120 |
| 4+ | 70 |
Commute to work in Callala Bay
| Car | 623 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 22 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 99 |
Top countries of birth in Callala Bay
| England | 117 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 21 |
| Croatia | 20 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| Scotland | 12 |
| Germany | 11 |
Languages used at home in Callala Bay
| Croatian | 21 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 16 |
| Serbian | 10 |
| German | 9 |
| Greek | 9 |
| Italian | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,467 bird observations recorded near Callala Bay — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (318)
- Australian Pelican (255)
- White-faced Heron (240)
- Little Pied Cormorant (228)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (224)
- Black Swan (217)
- Crimson Rosella (206)
- Laughing Kookaburra (187)
- Superb Fairy-wren (170)
- Great Cormorant (159)
- Red Wattlebird (142)
- Great Egret (140)
- Chestnut Teal (136)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Callala Bay
- Masked Lapwing (130)
- Little Wattlebird (126)
- South-eastern Glossy Black-cockatoo (123)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (118)
- Grey Fantail (118)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (114)
- Little Black Cormorant (110)
- Welcome Swallow (106)
- Brown Thornbill (105)
- Silver Gull (105)
- Australian Magpie (104)
- Crested Tern (103)
- Eastern Spinebill (100)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (100)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (99)
- Common Bronzewing (94)
- New Holland Honeyeater (90)
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 Callala Bay:
- Callala Beach (2.4 km)
- Myola (5.2 km)
- Wollumboola (6.1 km)
- Huskisson (6.7 km)
- Woollamia (7 km)
- Culburra Beach (8.8 km)
- Vincentia (9.3 km)
- Currarong (9.5 km)
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Streets
- Australia Avenue (35)
- Barden Close (59)
- Bay Street (21)
- Boorawine Terrace (95)
- Callala Bay Road (30)
- Callala Street (18)
- Carson Crescent (41)
- Chapman Street (105)
- Chisholm Street (16)
- Colgan Close (12)
- Cook Street (33)
- Cronin Place (27)
- Derwent Street (21)
- Donovan Close (23)
- Emmett Street (143)
- Encounter Street (25)
- Fleet Way (22)
- Fuller Street (9)
- Gowlland Crescent (57)
- Hollingsworth Crescent (73)
- Hunter Street (26)
- Huon Street (22)
- Illustrious Court (6)
- Lackersteen Street (93)
- Marine Parade (28)
- Mckane Close (13)
- Mitchell Road (66)
- Monarch Place (21)
- Morton Street (53)
- Murray Street (40)
- Regan Close (3)
- Sealark Road (28)
- Sheaffe Street (57)
- Stott Crescent (78)
- Superb Crescent (18)
- Sydney Avenue (69)
- Tidy Close (27)
- Torch Street (10)
- Torrens Close (15)
- Warrego Place (17)
- Watt Street (23)
- Wearne Street (14)
- Woodhill Street (12)
