Longreach NSW 2540
37 addresses · 5 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Longreach · 127 km from Sydney
Living Here
Longreach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 72 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $2,125 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Longreach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 schools
1 Catholic church
1 gym
2 golf clubs
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 7.3 km east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 8.7 km south.
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: 75.3% 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 | 75.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 85.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 61.5%
Population by age in Longreach
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Longreach
| House | 27 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Longreach
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Longreach
| English | 36 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 31 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Irish | 8 |
| Dutch | 7 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
Housing tenure in Longreach
| Owned | 14 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Longreach
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Longreach
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Longreach
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
25,845 bird observations recorded near Longreach — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,356)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,314)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,312)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,238)
- Brown Thornbill (1,217)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,065)
- Brown Gerygone (1,050)
- Wonga Pigeon (1,041)
- Superb Lyrebird (1,007)
- Satin Bowerbird (998)
- Superb Fairy-wren (964)
- Australian King-parrot (910)
- Silvereye (906)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Longreach
- Pied Currawong (877)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (873)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (867)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (834)
- Australian Raven (775)
- Grey Butcherbird (754)
- Red-browed Finch (691)
- Black-faced Monarch (668)
- Rufous Fantail (664)
- Grey Fantail (655)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (649)
- Spotted Pardalote (602)
- Striated Thornbill (584)
- Australian Magpie (514)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (500)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (489)
- White-headed Pigeon (471)
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 Longreach:
- Watersleigh (1.6 km)
- Bangalee (3.4 km)
- Tapitallee (3.6 km)
- Mundamia (3.7 km)
- Bamarang (4 km)
- North Nowra (4.5 km)
- Illaroo (4.9 km)
- Badagarang (5.3 km)
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Streets
- Binnaburra Park Road (4)
- Longreach Road (16)
- Mopoke Close (4)
- Paringa Road (6)
- Wogamia Road (7)
