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Moruya Heads NSW 2537

857 addresses · 30 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Eurobodalla LGA › Moruya Heads · 248 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Moruya Heads is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,125 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,357 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,125Population
51Median age
$1,357Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Moruya - Tuross Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moruya Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 1.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 72.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 50.1%

Population by age in Moruya Heads
Population by age, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14119
15-1959
20-2438
25-3496
35-44111
45-54141
55-64197
65-74214
75-8469
85+22
Dwelling types in Moruya Heads
Dwelling types, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House368
Townhouse62
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Moruya Heads
Households by weekly income, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65081
$650-1,499138
$1,500-2,999137
$3,000+55
Top ancestries in Moruya Heads
Top ancestries, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian456
English442
Irish161
Scottish146
Ancestry NS128
Other61
Housing tenure in Moruya Heads
Housing tenure, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned193
Mortgage135
Rented90
Other11
Cars per household in Moruya Heads
Cars per household, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
1154
2170
359
4+31
Commute to work in Moruya Heads
Commute to work, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car327
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle9
Home55
Top countries of birth in Moruya Heads
Top countries of birth, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England47
Germany13
New Zealand13
United States11
Scotland7
Croatia5
Languages used at home in Moruya Heads
Languages used at home, Moruya Heads NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Croatian3
Spanish3

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