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Menindee NSW 2879

898 addresses · 59 streets

Parkes Electorate › Central Darling LGA › Menindee · 832 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Menindee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 537 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $885 a week, with median rent near $184 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Aboriginal, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

537Population
50Median age
$885Median household income / wk
$184Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Far West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Menindee itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Menindee Station, 2.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 2.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Menindee

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

Tree cover measures, Menindee NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.9% · Labour-force participation 38.4%

Population by age in Menindee
Population by age, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1456
15-1925
20-2426
25-3460
35-4443
45-5474
55-6487
65-7495
75-8447
85+10
Dwelling types in Menindee
Dwelling types, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House194
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Menindee
Households by weekly income, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65069
$650-1,49969
$1,500-2,99943
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Menindee
Top ancestries, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian162
Aboriginal156
English143
Ancestry NS103
Scottish30
Irish27
Housing tenure in Menindee
Housing tenure, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned88
Mortgage26
Rented72
Other14
Cars per household in Menindee
Cars per household, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
030
182
258
313
4+15
Commute to work in Menindee
Commute to work, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car81
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Menindee
Top countries of birth, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Netherlands4
Malta3
Languages used at home in Menindee
Languages used at home, Menindee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,417 bird observations recorded near Menindee — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Menindee

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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