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Cargo NSW 2800

358 addresses · 43 streets

Calare Electorate › Cabonne LGA › Cargo · 227 km from Sydney

Living Here

Cargo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 562 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,009 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

562Population
38Median age
$2,009Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Orange Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cargo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Orange Airport, 29.4 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cargo

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

Tree cover measures, Cargo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Cargo
Population by age, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14114
15-1929
20-2415
25-3466
35-4477
45-5479
55-6475
65-7442
75-8423
85+14
Dwelling types in Cargo
Dwelling types, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House183
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Cargo
Households by weekly income, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99963
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Cargo
Top ancestries, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian264
English246
Irish73
Scottish61
Ancestry NS41
Aboriginal32
Housing tenure in Cargo
Housing tenure, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned60
Mortgage94
Rented17
Other9
Cars per household in Cargo
Cars per household, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
133
281
342
4+26
Commute to work in Cargo
Commute to work, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car193
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home36
Top countries of birth in Cargo
Top countries of birth, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand8
England5
France3
Singapore3
Languages used at home in Cargo
Languages used at home, Cargo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

634 bird observations recorded near Cargo — most often seen:

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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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