Delegate NSW 2633
345 addresses · 24 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Snowy Monaro Regional LGA › Delegate · 408 km from Sydney
Living Here
Delegate is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 295 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $785 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bombala statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Delegate itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 service station
1 golf club
1 mechanic
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: 34.3% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 34.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 42.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 48.4%
Population by age in Delegate
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 40 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 30 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 54 |
| 65-74 | 52 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 14 |
Dwelling types in Delegate
| House | 127 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Delegate
| <$650 | 45 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 42 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 15 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Delegate
| Australian | 128 |
|---|---|
| English | 114 |
| Irish | 47 |
| Scottish | 42 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| German | 17 |
Housing tenure in Delegate
| Owned | 80 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 20 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Delegate
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |
| 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Delegate
| Car | 69 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Delegate
| Philippines | 6 |
|---|---|
| Croatia | 4 |
| England | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
369 bird observations recorded near Delegate — most often seen:
- European Goldfinch (31)
- Common Starling (21)
- Little Raven (21)
- House Sparrow (20)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (20)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (19)
- Australian Magpie (18)
- Flame Robin (18)
- Grey Fantail (15)
- Silvereye (15)
- Pacific Black Duck (13)
- Little Corella (12)
- Willie Wagtail (12)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Delegate
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (12)
- Eurasian Blackbird (11)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10)
- Welcome Swallow (10)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (10)
- Nankeen Kestrel (9)
- Australian Wood Duck (8)
- Crimson Rosella (8)
- Galah (8)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (7)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (7)
- Brown Thornbill (6)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (6)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (6)
- Rufous Whistler (6)
- Australian Pipit (5)
- Australian Raven (5)
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 Delegate:
- Craigie (11.9 km)
- Tombong (13.7 km)
- Quidong (15.9 km)
- Corrowong (17.5 km)
- Mila (19.9 km)
- Cambalong (22.1 km)
- Merriangaah (23.2 km)
- Lords Hill (24.2 km)
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Streets
- Balgownie Road (16)
- Baragry Road (4)
- Bombala Street (63)
- Bonang Highway (1)
- Browns Camp Road (6)
- Campbell Street (10)
- Church Street (7)
- Corrowong Road (40)
- Craigie Range Road (8)
- Craigie Street (12)
- Delegate Road (13)
- Hayden Street (9)
- Haydens Bog Road (5)
- Hensleigh Street (12)
- Hogarth Street (6)
- Lower Bendoc Road (5)
- Orr Street (15)
- Powers Road (12)
- Rocky Range Road (14)
- Stewart Street (17)
- Tombong Road (17)
- Topping Street (1)
- Victoria Parade (26)
- William Street (26)
