Lake George NSW 2581
111 addresses · 11 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Lake George · 218 km from Sydney
Living Here
Lake George is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 118 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $3,750 a week, with median rent near $388 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Queanbeyan Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lake George 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: 11% 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 | 11.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.2% |
Demographics
Population by age in Lake George
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 18 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Lake George
| House | 42 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lake George
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Lake George
| Australian | 71 |
|---|---|
| English | 42 |
| Irish | 22 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Maori | 6 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
Housing tenure in Lake George
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 20 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lake George
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Lake George
| Car | 40 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Lake George
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,749 bird observations recorded near Lake George — most often seen:
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (799)
- Superb Fairy-wren (747)
- Australian Magpie (491)
- Crimson Rosella (458)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (439)
- Grey Fantail (383)
- Welcome Swallow (371)
- Magpie-lark (356)
- Willie Wagtail (354)
- Brown Thornbill (324)
- Black Swan (323)
- Grey Teal (303)
- Common Starling (298)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lake George
- Pacific Black Duck (295)
- White-browed Scrubwren (289)
- Silvereye (279)
- Masked Lapwing (272)
- White-throated Treecreeper (268)
- White-faced Heron (261)
- Galah (260)
- Rufous Whistler (254)
- Australian Raven (246)
- Red-browed Finch (217)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (216)
- Australian Shelduck (212)
- Eurasian Coot (212)
- Little Raven (211)
- Laughing Kookaburra (210)
- Silver Gull (203)
- Australian Wood Duck (198)
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 Lake George:
- Bywong (7.7 km)
- Wamboin (13.4 km)
- Bungendore (14.1 km)
- Sutton (15.6 km)
- Gundaroo (17.1 km)
- Mount Fairy (19.2 km)
- Currawang (21.5 km)
- Tarago (22 km)
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Streets
- Currandooley Road (12)
- Doust Road (16)
- Federal Highway (4)
- Grove Road (16)
- Hadlow Drive (14)
- Lake Road (15)
- Nerrin Lane (3)
- Ridge Road (1)
- Snows Lane (7)
- Tarago Road (18)
- The Vineyards Road (5)
