Central Tilba NSW 2546
237 addresses · 18 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Eurobodalla LGA › Central Tilba · 289 km from Sydney
Living Here
Central Tilba is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 342 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,156 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Narooma - Bermagui statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Central Tilba itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
5 cafés & restaurants
1 post office
1 bakery
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 44.8 km north.
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: 45.9% 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 | 45.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 55.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 50.3%
Population by age in Central Tilba
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 35 |
| 55-64 | 78 |
| 65-74 | 74 |
| 75-84 | 28 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Central Tilba
| House | 135 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Central Tilba
| <$650 | 30 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 47 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 34 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Central Tilba
| English | 141 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 124 |
| Irish | 48 |
| Scottish | 48 |
| Ancestry NS | 32 |
| German | 27 |
Housing tenure in Central Tilba
| Owned | 74 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 35 |
| Rented | 22 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Central Tilba
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |
| 2 | 54 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Central Tilba
| Car | 69 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 38 |
Top countries of birth in Central Tilba
| England | 23 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 10 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Central Tilba
| Italian | 9 |
|---|---|
| French | 5 |
| German | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
12,042 bird observations recorded near Central Tilba — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (656)
- Red Wattlebird (563)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (561)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (521)
- Little Wattlebird (495)
- Grey Fantail (448)
- Satin Bowerbird (436)
- Eastern Spinebill (427)
- Silver Gull (426)
- Superb Fairy-wren (426)
- Laughing Kookaburra (416)
- Wonga Pigeon (404)
- New Holland Honeyeater (401)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Central Tilba
- Eastern Yellow Robin (394)
- Crimson Rosella (390)
- Brown Thornbill (388)
- Eastern Whipbird (386)
- Pied Currawong (384)
- Australian Raven (378)
- Australian King-parrot (372)
- Welcome Swallow (370)
- Galah (345)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (341)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (323)
- Little Pied Cormorant (317)
- Striated Thornbill (310)
- Great Cormorant (308)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (291)
- Willie Wagtail (284)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (281)
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 Central Tilba:
- Corunna (3 km)
- Tilba Tilba (4.2 km)
- Mystery Bay (4.5 km)
- Akolele (6 km)
- Wallaga Lake (8.9 km)
- Narooma (9.3 km)
- Dignams Creek (9.8 km)
- North Narooma (11.2 km)
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Streets
- Armitage Road (4)
- Bate Street (42)
- Blacksmiths Lane (2)
- Brushgrove Lane (6)
- Corkhill Drive (15)
- Haxstead Road (9)
- Latimers Lane (3)
- Maher Lane (6)
- Mystery Bay Road (1)
- Old Highway (2)
- Princes Highway (16)
- Punkalla Tilba Road (50)
- Ridge Road (39)
- Sherringham Lane (8)
- Station Street (2)
- Sunnyside Road (12)
- Victoria Creek Road (7)
- Whiffens Lane (13)
