Croobyar NSW 2539
92 addresses · 4 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Croobyar · 178 km from Sydney
Living Here
Croobyar is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 174 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,516 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ulladulla Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Croobyar itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 schools
2 Catholic churches
1 hospital
1 vet
1 library
1 post office
2 service stations
1 butcher
Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 44.2 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: 12.1% 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 | 12.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 20.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 58.4%
Population by age in Croobyar
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 26 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 38 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Croobyar
| House | 61 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Croobyar
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Croobyar
| English | 78 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 75 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| Dutch | 10 |
Housing tenure in Croobyar
| Owned | 40 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Croobyar
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Croobyar
| Car | 42 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 31 |
Top countries of birth in Croobyar
| England | 8 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Croobyar
| Russian | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,865 bird observations recorded near Croobyar — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (258)
- Magpie-lark (189)
- White-faced Heron (187)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (172)
- Laughing Kookaburra (166)
- Australian Raven (132)
- Galah (132)
- Common Starling (129)
- Crimson Rosella (129)
- White-headed Pigeon (129)
- Willie Wagtail (128)
- Chestnut Teal (127)
- Pacific Black Duck (127)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Croobyar
- Black Swan (125)
- Grey Butcherbird (125)
- Masked Lapwing (125)
- Australian Pelican (123)
- Red Wattlebird (123)
- Nankeen Kestrel (121)
- Welcome Swallow (116)
- Common Myna (111)
- Little Wattlebird (109)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (105)
- Eurasian Blackbird (100)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (100)
- White-necked Heron (100)
- Australian Wood Duck (99)
- Satin Bowerbird (99)
- Superb Fairy-wren (91)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (88)
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 Croobyar:
- Little Forest (3.2 km)
- Woodstock (3.6 km)
- Mount Kingiman (3.7 km)
- Milton (4 km)
- Pointer Mountain (6.3 km)
- Woodburn (6.5 km)
- Narrawallee (6.6 km)
- Kings Point (6.7 km)
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Streets
- Bonnie View Drive (3)
- Croobyar Road (81)
- Ringland Lane (4)
- Woodstock Road (4)
