Cambewarra NSW 2540
201 addresses · 17 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Cambewarra · 121 km from Sydney
Living Here
Cambewarra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 234 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $2,295 a week, with median rent near $540 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the North Nowra - Bomaderry statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cambewarra itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 Catholic church
1 post office
4 service stations
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 5.6 km south-east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 13.6 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: 39.2% 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 | 39.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 61.5%
Population by age in Cambewarra
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 17 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 22 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 41 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Cambewarra
| House | 83 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cambewarra
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 26 |
| $3,000+ | 25 |
Top ancestries in Cambewarra
| English | 114 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 83 |
| Scottish | 53 |
| Irish | 41 |
| Other | 14 |
| Italian | 10 |
Housing tenure in Cambewarra
| Owned | 49 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Cambewarra
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Cambewarra
| Car | 70 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 22 |
Top countries of birth in Cambewarra
| England | 17 |
|---|---|
| Wales | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
39,521 bird observations recorded near Cambewarra — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,343)
- Australian Magpie (2,112)
- Australian Raven (1,969)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,867)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,761)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,739)
- Magpie-lark (1,688)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,677)
- Galah (1,556)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,546)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,481)
- Crimson Rosella (1,401)
- Little Corella (1,382)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cambewarra
- Grey Fantail (1,348)
- Common Myna (1,177)
- Satin Bowerbird (1,135)
- Little Wattlebird (1,067)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,044)
- Willie Wagtail (1,028)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,025)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (980)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (974)
- Noisy Miner (956)
- Red-browed Finch (947)
- Welcome Swallow (925)
- Spotted Pardalote (919)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (899)
- Australian King-parrot (861)
- Eastern Whipbird (860)
- Silvereye (854)
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 Cambewarra:
- Cambewarra Village (0.3 km)
- Badagarang (1.4 km)
- Bangalee (2.5 km)
- Tapitallee (3.5 km)
- Meroo Meadow (3.9 km)
- North Nowra (4.3 km)
- Beaumont (4.5 km)
- Bomaderry (4.6 km)
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Streets
- Barfield Road (9)
- Bells Lane (7)
- Carrington Road (3)
- Catalina Place (12)
- Dakota Lane (2)
- Faulks Place (8)
- Hockeys Lane (12)
- Illaroo Road (1)
- Lancaster Drive (16)
- Main Road (57)
- Moss Vale Road (21)
- Reservoir Lane (4)
- Spitfire Street (2)
- Tannery Road (22)
- Tapitallee Road (2)
- Taylors Lane (14)
- Wirraway Boulevard (9)
