Cumborah NSW 2832
96 addresses · 12 streets
Parkes Electorate › Walgett LGA › Cumborah · 567 km from Sydney
Living Here
Cumborah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 198 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $497 a week, with median rent near $50 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% 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 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Walgett - Lightning Ridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cumborah 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: 12.9% 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 | 12.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 45.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 23% · Labour-force participation 33.2%
Population by age in Cumborah
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 39 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 57 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Cumborah
| House | 41 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 72 |
Households by weekly income in Cumborah
| <$650 | 51 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 37 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Cumborah
| English | 86 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 57 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Aboriginal | 28 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
Housing tenure in Cumborah
| Owned | 65 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 32 |
Cars per household in Cumborah
| 0 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 53 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Cumborah
| Car | 33 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Cumborah
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,248 bird observations recorded near Cumborah — most often seen:
- Southern Willie Wagtail (69)
- Australasian Grebe (67)
- Eastern Galah (64)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (64)
- Southern Magpie-lark (60)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (59)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (58)
- Mallee Ringneck (56)
- Striped Honeyeater (47)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (45)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (43)
- Spotted Bowerbird (41)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (40)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cumborah
- Grey Teal (40)
- Red-winged Parrot (40)
- Red-capped Robin (38)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (37)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (36)
- White-necked Heron (35)
- Southern Apostlebird (34)
- Pacific Black Duck (31)
- Restless Flycatcher (31)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (29)
- Australian Wood Duck (28)
- Diamond Dove (27)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (27)
- Mulga Parrot (26)
- Zebra Finch (26)
- Double-barred Finch (25)
- Rufous Songlark (25)
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 Cumborah:
- Grawin Opal Fields (10.1 km)
- Lightning Ridge (39.8 km)
- Narran Lake (40.6 km)
- Walgett (50.5 km)
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Streets
- Cumborah Street (20)
- Gingie Road (3)
- Grawin Street (10)
- Kurrajong Road (5)
- Llanillo Road (2)
- Milrae Street (7)
- Narrabri Street (4)
- Narran Lake Road (5)
- Narran Street (2)
- Walgett Street (20)
- Wilby Wilby Road (14)
- Wilkie Street (4)
