Koorawatha NSW 2807
468 addresses · 51 streets
Riverina Electorate › Hilltops LGA › Koorawatha · 245 km from Sydney
Living Here
Koorawatha is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 450 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $806 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Young Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Koorawatha itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 post office
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Cowra Airport, 22.3 km north.
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: 12.4% 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 | 12.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 18.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 45.2%
Population by age in Koorawatha
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 49 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 36 |
| 35-44 | 42 |
| 45-54 | 62 |
| 55-64 | 85 |
| 65-74 | 80 |
| 75-84 | 36 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Koorawatha
| House | 176 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 17 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Koorawatha
| <$650 | 54 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 66 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 31 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Koorawatha
| English | 191 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 181 |
| Irish | 48 |
| Ancestry NS | 46 |
| Scottish | 38 |
| Aboriginal | 27 |
Housing tenure in Koorawatha
| Owned | 98 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 54 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Koorawatha
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 57 |
| 2 | 72 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in Koorawatha
| Car | 100 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Koorawatha
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Koorawatha
| Tagalog | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,049 bird observations recorded near Koorawatha — most often seen:
- Eastern Galah (188)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (182)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (178)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (165)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (162)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (135)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (131)
- Superb Parrot (131)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (128)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (125)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (108)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (105)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (98)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Koorawatha
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (97)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (97)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (96)
- Southern Magpie-lark (81)
- Galah (74)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (70)
- Speckled Warbler (70)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (68)
- Western Yellow Thornbill (67)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (65)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (64)
- Diamond Firetail (63)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (63)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (62)
- Australian Magpie (61)
- Eastern White-winged Chough (59)
- Common Starling (56)
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 Koorawatha:
- Crowther (10.2 km)
- Wattamondara (11 km)
- Greenethorpe (15.5 km)
- Wirrimah (17.1 km)
- Bendick Murrell (18.2 km)
- Godfreys Creek (18.9 km)
- Mount Collins (20.9 km)
- Bumbaldry (21.6 km)
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Streets
- Allans Road (5)
- Alma Street (11)
- Bang Bang Road (6)
- Bang Bang Street (15)
- Bergers Road (1)
- Boorowa Street (46)
- Boundary Road (1)
- Broad Street (6)
- Broken Dam Road (5)
- Brundah Street (13)
- Bumbaldry Street (12)
- Campbell Street (12)
- Cass Road (4)
- Cemetery Lane (1)
- Church Street (10)
- Cowra Street (19)
- Crescent Street (9)
- Crowther Street (20)
- Deboyne Street (16)
- Doongara Street (1)
- Gleneriffe Road (1)
- Glenmore Road (3)
- Godfreys Creek Road (8)
- Greenethorpe Road (4)
- Greenthorpe Road (2)
- Hellyers Road (2)
- Hester Street (5)
- Jones Road (3)
- Kilkee Road (2)
- Knights Road (1)
- Koorawatha Road (19)
- Lachlan Street (25)
- Lachlan Valley Way (6)
- Lawarra Road (7)
- Mccolls Road (1)
- Olympic Highway (31)
- Pine Hill Road (8)
- Pipe Clay Road (23)
- Preston Street (5)
- Prince Street (23)
- Ripon Street (9)
- Short Street (10)
- Sutherland Road (13)
- Trengoves Road (12)
- Trengroves Lane (1)
- Uppingham Street (7)
- Warrangong Street (9)
- Warrendale Road (8)
- Waterfall Road (1)
- Winslow Street (5)
- Woodleigh Road (1)
