Curlwaa NSW 2648
261 addresses · 27 streets
Farrer Electorate › Wentworth LGA › Curlwaa · 851 km from Sydney
Living Here
Curlwaa is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 496 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,589 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. 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 Wentworth - Buronga statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Curlwaa itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
1 electrician
Getting around. Airport: Mildura Airport, 17.3 km south-east.
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: 12.5% 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 | 12.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 34.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 59.4%
Population by age in Curlwaa
| 0-4 | 41 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 56 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 71 |
| 35-44 | 57 |
| 45-54 | 56 |
| 55-64 | 84 |
| 65-74 | 67 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Curlwaa
| House | 149 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 12 |
Households by weekly income in Curlwaa
| <$650 | 31 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 39 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 43 |
| $3,000+ | 30 |
Top ancestries in Curlwaa
| Australian | 210 |
|---|---|
| English | 182 |
| Ancestry NS | 80 |
| German | 45 |
| Scottish | 45 |
| Irish | 27 |
Housing tenure in Curlwaa
| Owned | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 50 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Curlwaa
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 59 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Curlwaa
| Car | 157 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Curlwaa
| France | 6 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
Languages used at home in Curlwaa
| French | 8 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,567 bird observations recorded near Curlwaa — most often seen:
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (136)
- Red-capped Robin (129)
- Whistling Kite (121)
- Singing Honeyeater (118)
- Crested Pigeon (116)
- Magpie-lark (108)
- Australian Pelican (104)
- Australian Magpie (100)
- Willie Wagtail (100)
- Australian Wood Duck (96)
- White-fronted Honeyeater (92)
- Yellow Rosella (83)
- Black Kite (81)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Curlwaa
- House Sparrow (81)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (79)
- Australian Raven (75)
- Noisy Miner (75)
- Eurasian Blackbird (74)
- Pied Butcherbird (74)
- Australasian Darter (73)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (72)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (72)
- Pacific Black Duck (70)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (69)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (64)
- Red-rumped Parrot (63)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (63)
- Welcome Swallow (63)
- Southern Magpie-lark (60)
- Galah (56)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Abbotsford Road (2)
- Acacia Road (12)
- Bamboo Road (5)
- Billabong Road (8)
- Box Tree Lane (3)
- Channel Road (28)
- Church Road (16)
- Creek Lane (2)
- Creek Road (15)
- Delta Road (27)
- Gum Lane (2)
- Keenans Drive (6)
- Little Manly Lane (2)
- Manly Road (9)
- Memorial Road (11)
- Murray Road (8)
- Old Wentworth Road (5)
- Olive Lane (3)
- Pikes Lane (3)
- Poplar Road (6)
- Ryans Road (7)
- Short Lane (2)
- Silver City Highway (35)
- Syndicate Road (9)
- Twin Isles Drive (3)
- Wakefield Lane (4)
- Williamsville Road (28)
