Marchmont NSW 2582
141 addresses · 11 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Yass Valley LGA › Marchmont · 237 km from Sydney
Living Here
Marchmont is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 285 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $3,187 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% 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 Yass Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marchmont itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
1 hospital
1 library
1 golf club
3 places to stay
Getting around. Bus interchange: Yass Interchange, 6.1 km north-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 51.2 km south-east.
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: 1.3% 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 | 1.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 62.9%
Population by age in Marchmont
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 59 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 41 |
| 45-54 | 49 |
| 55-64 | 33 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Marchmont
| House | 78 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Marchmont
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 23 |
| $3,000+ | 38 |
Top ancestries in Marchmont
| Australian | 152 |
|---|---|
| English | 96 |
| Irish | 38 |
| Scottish | 35 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| Other | 20 |
Housing tenure in Marchmont
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 52 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Marchmont
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 39 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Marchmont
| Car | 87 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Marchmont
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Taiwan | 3 |
Languages used at home in Marchmont
| Filipino | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,536 bird observations recorded near Marchmont — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (135)
- Galah (108)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (104)
- Common Starling (103)
- Black-shouldered Kite (71)
- Magpie-lark (70)
- Superb Fairy-wren (67)
- Crimson Rosella (66)
- Welcome Swallow (56)
- Nankeen Kestrel (50)
- House Sparrow (49)
- Laughing Kookaburra (49)
- Australian Wood Duck (46)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Marchmont
- Red-rumped Parrot (46)
- Willie Wagtail (46)
- Brown Falcon (42)
- Eurasian Blackbird (42)
- Australian Raven (38)
- Superb Parrot (38)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (34)
- Crested Pigeon (33)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (32)
- Eastern Rosella (30)
- European Goldfinch (30)
- Red Wattlebird (29)
- Pacific Black Duck (26)
- Pied Currawong (25)
- Red-browed Finch (24)
- Silvereye (24)
- Grey Fantail (23)
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 Marchmont:
- Manton (5.1 km)
- Yass (6.3 km)
- Boambolo (9 km)
- Good Hope (11 km)
- Murrumbateman (11.7 km)
- Bango (14.8 km)
- Yass River (16.9 km)
- Jerrawa (17.1 km)
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Streets
- Barton Highway (2)
- Buckley Road (13)
- Dog Trap Road (42)
- Gums Lane (17)
- Hamilton Drive (15)
- Kenilworth Lane (7)
- Kirkton Road (22)
- Kittys Creek Road (11)
- O'hurley Drive (6)
- Wee Jasper Road (3)
- Yass Valley Way (3)
