Congewai NSW 2325

Living Here

Congewai is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 206 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, 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 Cessnock Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Congewai itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Congewai Public School

Getting around. Airport: Cessnock Airport, 20.2 km north.

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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: 57.3% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,155 bird observations recorded near Congewai — most often seen:

• Swift Parrot (100)
• Australian Magpie (94)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (93)
• Pacific Black Duck (92)
• Australian Wood Duck (83)
• White-faced Heron (82)
• Superb Fairy-wren (80)
• Noisy Miner (79)
• South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (78)
• Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (76)
• Grey Teal (76)
• White-naped Honeyeater (75)
• Noisy Friarbird (71)

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 Congewai:

• Ellalong (5.1 km)
• Corrabare (5.9 km)
• Paxton (6.1 km)
• Greta Main (7.6 km)
• Millfield (7.8 km)
• Narone Creek (9.1 km)
• Pelton (9.1 km)
• Watagan (9.2 km)

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