Mongarlowe NSW 2622
131 addresses · 11 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA › Mongarlowe · 207 km from Sydney
Living Here
Mongarlowe is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 121 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Braidwood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mongarlowe itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 58.1 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: 63.3% 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 | 63.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 81.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 60.4%
Population by age in Mongarlowe
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Mongarlowe
| House | 51 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mongarlowe
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 5 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Mongarlowe
| English | 52 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 39 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Other | 12 |
| German | 7 |
Housing tenure in Mongarlowe
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Mongarlowe
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Mongarlowe
| Car | 42 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Mongarlowe
| England | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
857 bird observations recorded near Mongarlowe — most often seen:
- Crimson Rosella (52)
- Australian Magpie (49)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (42)
- Australian Wood Duck (40)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (39)
- Laughing Kookaburra (38)
- Superb Fairy-wren (38)
- Pied Currawong (36)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (36)
- Red Wattlebird (35)
- White-eared Honeyeater (32)
- Brown Thornbill (30)
- Grey Fantail (29)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mongarlowe
- Rufous Whistler (29)
- Welcome Swallow (26)
- Noisy Miner (24)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (23)
- Eastern Whipbird (22)
- Common Starling (21)
- Eastern Spinebill (21)
- Spotted Pardalote (21)
- White-throated Treecreeper (21)
- Satin Bowerbird (20)
- Striated Thornbill (20)
- Willie Wagtail (20)
- Eastern Rosella (19)
- White-faced Heron (19)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (19)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (18)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (18)
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 Mongarlowe:
- Budawang (5.1 km)
- Back Creek (5.9 km)
- Charleys Forest (6.6 km)
- Northangera (7.5 km)
- Durran Durra (8.9 km)
- Monga (13 km)
- Braidwood (13.3 km)
- Marlowe (15.7 km)
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Streets
- Avondale Road (6)
- Back Creek Road (33)
- Budawang Road (8)
- Charleys Forest Road (13)
- Clyde Street (16)
- Galway Street (2)
- Half Moon Road (17)
- Little River Road (16)
- Northangera Road (10)
- Torpys Lane (2)
- Webbs Road (8)
