Ooma NSW 2871
38 addresses · 13 streets
Riverina Electorate › Forbes LGA › Ooma · 293 km from Sydney
Living Here
Ooma is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 41 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,666 a week, with median rent near $60 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Forbes statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ooma itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 1.9% 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 | 1.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8% · Labour-force participation 78.1%
Population by age in Ooma
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 7 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 0 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ooma
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ooma
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Ooma
| Australian | 16 |
|---|---|
| English | 15 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Irish | 7 |
| Scottish | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Ooma
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Ooma
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Ooma
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
63 bird observations recorded near Ooma — most often seen:
- Eastern Galah (5)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (4)
- Common Starling (3)
- Crested Pigeon (3)
- Eastern Australian Raven (3)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3)
- Galah (3)
- Nankeen Kestrel (3)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (3)
- Brown Falcon (2)
- Cockatiel (2)
- Magpie-lark (2)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ooma
- Pied Butcherbird (2)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (2)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (2)
- Superb Parrot (2)
- Western Striated Pardalote (2)
- Willie Wagtail (2)
- Apostlebird (1)
- Australian Magpie (1)
- Australian Pelican (1)
- Australian Raven (1)
- Australian Wood Duck (1)
- Black Kite (1)
- Black-shouldered Kite (1)
- Brown Songlark (1)
- Crimson Chat (1)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (1)
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 Ooma:
- Glenelg (11.6 km)
- Garema (11.7 km)
- Pinnacle (13.9 km)
- Mulyandry (13.9 km)
- Warraderry (19.9 km)
- Piney Range (23.9 km)
- Pullabooka (26.9 km)
- Paytens Bridge (27.2 km)
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Streets
- Allambie Road (2)
- Dunolly Lane (1)
- Glenelg Road (1)
- Haynes Road (1)
- Henry Lawson Way (6)
- Hill Sixty Road (1)
- Ledgers Malloy Road (1)
- Palazzis Road (3)
- Pinnacle Road (1)
- Shanahans Road (4)
- Sunnyside Lane (2)
- Thurungle Road (2)
- Wilcox Road (13)
