Curraweela NSW 2580
90 addresses · 6 streets
Hume Electorate › Upper Lachlan Shire LGA › Curraweela · 138 km from Sydney
Living Here
Curraweela is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 67 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Goulburn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Curraweela itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
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: 47.2% 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 | 47.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 63.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 72.1%
Population by age in Curraweela
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Curraweela
| House | 24 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Curraweela
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Curraweela
| English | 37 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 27 |
| Irish | 8 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| German | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
Housing tenure in Curraweela
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Curraweela
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Curraweela
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Curraweela
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
438 bird observations recorded near Curraweela — most often seen:
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (23)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (22)
- Australian Magpie (20)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (20)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (19)
- Australian Wood Duck (18)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (18)
- Crimson Rosella (17)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (17)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (16)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (16)
- Little Raven (15)
- Common Starling (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Curraweela
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (14)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (14)
- Welcome Swallow (14)
- Laughing Kookaburra (13)
- Magpie-lark (13)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (13)
- White-throated Treecreeper (13)
- Australian Raven (12)
- Brown Thornbill (12)
- Eastern Rosella (12)
- Pacific Black Duck (12)
- Australasian Grebe (11)
- South-eastern Striated Thornbill (11)
- Pied Currawong (10)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (10)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (10)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (9)
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 Curraweela:
- Yalbraith (5.9 km)
- Richlands (9.2 km)
- Wiarborough (9.6 km)
- Golspie (10.2 km)
- Jerrong (10.6 km)
- Wombeyan Caves (13 km)
- Stonequarry (13.2 km)
- Paling Yards (13.5 km)
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Streets
- Cobodong Road (6)
- Craigs Road (6)
- Greenridge Road (9)
- Old Station Creek Road (18)
- Snake Gully Road (2)
- Taralga Road (49)
