Charleys Forest NSW 2622
114 addresses · 7 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Charleys Forest · 201 km from Sydney
Living Here
Charleys Forest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 70 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $275 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, 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 Braidwood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Charleys Forest itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 57.5% 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 | 57.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 65.2% |
Demographics
Population by age in Charleys Forest
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Charleys Forest
| House | 28 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Charleys Forest
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Charleys Forest
| English | 38 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 25 |
| Irish | 11 |
| German | 9 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Aboriginal | 7 |
Housing tenure in Charleys Forest
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Charleys Forest
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Charleys Forest
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Charleys Forest
| England | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
215 bird observations recorded near Charleys Forest — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (23)
- Superb Fairy-wren (16)
- Noisy Miner (15)
- Crimson Rosella (14)
- Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- Satin Bowerbird (10)
- Australian King-parrot (8)
- Red Wattlebird (8)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (8)
- Magpie-lark (7)
- Pied Currawong (7)
- Brown Thornbill (6)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (6)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Charleys Forest
- Striated Thornbill (6)
- Australasian Grebe (5)
- Grey Fantail (5)
- Red-browed Finch (5)
- Rufous Whistler (5)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (5)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (5)
- Australian Reed Warbler (4)
- Australian Wood Duck (4)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (4)
- Eastern Australian Raven (4)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (4)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (4)
- Pacific Black Duck (4)
- Silvereye (4)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (4)
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 Charleys Forest:
- Back Creek (6 km)
- Mongarlowe (6.6 km)
- Budawang (9.5 km)
- Durran Durra (11.6 km)
- Wog Wog (12.8 km)
- Northangera (13.4 km)
- Tomboye (15 km)
- Marlowe (15.5 km)
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Streets
- Bondola Road (8)
- Charleys Forest Road (75)
- Gurimbaga Lane (5)
- Half Moon Road (1)
- Killarney Road (14)
- Neilsen Lane (6)
- Webbs Firetrail (5)
