Ganbenang NSW 2790
135 addresses · 8 streets
Calare Electorate › Lithgow LGA › Ganbenang · 100 km from Sydney
Living Here
Ganbenang is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 109 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,958 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lithgow Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ganbenang itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
Getting around. Airport: Bathurst Airport, 55.1 km north-west.
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: 51.3% 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 | 51.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 68.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 62.8%
Population by age in Ganbenang
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ganbenang
| House | 40 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ganbenang
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Ganbenang
| Australian | 48 |
|---|---|
| English | 36 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| Ancestry NS | 7 |
| Italian | 5 |
Housing tenure in Ganbenang
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Ganbenang
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Ganbenang
| Car | 29 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Ganbenang
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
522 bird observations recorded near Ganbenang — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (28)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Willie Wagtail (23)
- Australian Wood Duck (22)
- Eastern Rosella (22)
- Laughing Kookaburra (22)
- Australian Raven (21)
- Crimson Rosella (21)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (21)
- Pacific Black Duck (19)
- White-throated Treecreeper (19)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (18)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ganbenang
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (17)
- Grey Fantail (16)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (16)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (16)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (15)
- Brown Falcon (14)
- Common Starling (14)
- East Coast Yellow Thornbill (14)
- Grey Butcherbird (14)
- Jacky Winter (14)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (14)
- Welcome Swallow (14)
- White-faced Heron (14)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (14)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (13)
- Red-browed Finch (13)
- Eastern Australian Raven (12)
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 Ganbenang:
- Megalong Valley (8 km)
- Lowther (8.1 km)
- Kanimbla (9.3 km)
- Hampton (10.6 km)
- Good Forest (12.5 km)
- Medlow Bath (13.4 km)
- Little Hartley (14.1 km)
- Blackheath (15.3 km)
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Streets
- Black Jerry Ridge Road (6)
- Cullenbenbong Road (38)
- Ganbenang Road (25)
- Glen Chee Road (22)
- Jenolan Caves Road (7)
- Marsden Swamp Road (15)
- Peach Tree Road (9)
- Table Rock Road (13)
