Gwabegar NSW 2356
241 addresses · 24 streets
Parkes Electorate › Narrabri LGA › Gwabegar · 420 km from Sydney
Living Here
Gwabegar is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 124 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $860 a week, with median rent near $23 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. 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 Narrabri Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gwabegar itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: Wee Waa Airport, 55.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 73% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 37.4%
Population by age in Gwabegar
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 23 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Gwabegar
| House | 48 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Gwabegar
| <$650 | 19 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Gwabegar
| Australian | 57 |
|---|---|
| English | 46 |
| Aboriginal | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| Irish | 15 |
| Scottish | 7 |
Housing tenure in Gwabegar
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Gwabegar
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Gwabegar
| Car | 24 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Gwabegar
| New Zealand | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
328 bird observations recorded near Gwabegar — most often seen:
- Rufous Whistler (30)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (24)
- Weebill (24)
- White-throated Treecreeper (23)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (18)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (17)
- Australian Pelican (16)
- Grey Fantail (15)
- Striped Honeyeater (13)
- Australian Raven (12)
- Yellow Thornbill (12)
- Red-capped Robin (10)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gwabegar
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (8)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (8)
- Australian Wood Duck (7)
- Pacific Black Duck (7)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (7)
- Australian Magpie (6)
- Australian Ringneck (6)
- Grey Butcherbird (6)
- Grey Teal (6)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6)
- Mistletoebird (6)
- White-eared Honeyeater (6)
- White-winged Chough (6)
- Little Friarbird (5)
- Magpie-lark (5)
- Pied Currawong (5)
- Willie Wagtail (5)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gwabegar:
- Kenebri (16.8 km)
- Pilliga (27.7 km)
- Cuttabri (28 km)
- Urawilkie (30.4 km)
- Teridgerie (37.2 km)
- Baradine (38.9 km)
- Gilgooma (40.4 km)
- The Pilliga (42.6 km)
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Streets
- Anzac Parade (23)
- Baradine Creek Road (13)
- Bridges Street (29)
- Chauvel Street (18)
- Cox Street (1)
- Cypress Way (35)
- Dubbo Creek Road (7)
- Glen Idyll Road (2)
- Gwabegar Road (17)
- Heads Road (2)
- Holmes Street (24)
- Howes Street (1)
- Mcdowells Lane (1)
- Meit Creek Road (1)
- Merimborough Lane (3)
- Monash Street (5)
- Pilliga Road (1)
- Quegobla Creek Road (4)
- Rosenthal Street (10)
- Ryrie Street (11)
- Silo Road (10)
- Squires Lane (2)
- Tinegie Creek Road (3)
- Wombo Road (18)