Fords Bridge NSW 2840
25 addresses · 9 streets
Parkes Electorate › Bourke LGA › Fords Bridge · 726 km from Sydney
Living Here
Fords Bridge is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 30 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bourke - Brewarrina statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fords Bridge 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: 6.3% 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 | 6.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Fords Bridge
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 5 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Fords Bridge
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Top ancestries in Fords Bridge
| Australian | 21 |
|---|---|
| English | 8 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Fords Bridge
| Owned | 8 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Fords Bridge
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Fords Bridge
| Car | 7 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2 bird observations recorded near Fords Bridge — most often seen:
- Banded Lapwing (2)
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 Fords Bridge:
- Gumbalie (47 km)
- Yantabulla (53.8 km)
- Enngonia (73.6 km)
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Streets
- Aubrey Street (4)
- Bourke-milparinka Road (2)
- Dowling Track (5)
- Ellavale Road (3)
- Lower Lila Road (1)
- Mascot Road (2)
- Merita Myroolia Road (1)
- Snake Gully Road (1)
- Wampra Road (6)
