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Matong NSW 2652

306 addresses · 35 streets

Riverina Electorate › Coolamon LGA › Matong · 406 km from Sydney

Living Here

Matong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 159 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $780 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

159Population
53Median age
$780Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wagga Wagga Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Matong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Narrandera-Leeton Airport, 37.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 12.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Matong

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Matong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.6%

Demographics

Population by age in Matong
Population by age, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1417
15-1915
20-240
25-3411
35-4414
45-5420
55-6429
65-7423
75-8411
85+9
Dwelling types in Matong
Dwelling types, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House60
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Matong
Households by weekly income, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Matong
Top ancestries, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English67
Australian53
Irish27
Ancestry NS21
Scottish13
Aboriginal11
Housing tenure in Matong
Housing tenure, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage11
Rented11
Other9
Cars per household in Matong
Cars per household, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
119
215
312
4+8
Commute to work in Matong
Commute to work, Matong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car30
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

389 bird observations recorded near Matong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Matong

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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