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Garoo NSW 2340

85 addresses · 7 streets

New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Garoo · 275 km from Sydney

Living Here

Garoo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 93 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $266 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

93Population
40Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$266Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tamworth Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Garoo itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 8.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Garoo

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Garoo NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.2%

Demographics

Population by age in Garoo
Population by age, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1416
15-196
20-240
25-3413
35-449
45-5412
55-6412
65-7412
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Garoo
Dwelling types, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House39
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Garoo
Households by weekly income, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Garoo
Top ancestries, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English43
Australian38
Scottish22
Ancestry NS9
German6
Greek5
Housing tenure in Garoo
Housing tenure, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage10
Rented8
Other3
Cars per household in Garoo
Cars per household, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
220
38
4+3
Commute to work in Garoo
Commute to work, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car25
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Garoo
Top countries of birth, Garoo NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

295 bird observations recorded near Garoo — most often seen:

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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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.