Quaama NSW 2550
227 addresses · 19 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Quaama · 313 km from Sydney
Living Here
Quaama is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 291 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,058 a week, with median rent near $250 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 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bega-Eden Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Quaama itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
1 Catholic church
1 post office
1 service station
Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 49.5 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 51.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 46%
Population by age in Quaama
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 23 |
| 45-54 | 37 |
| 55-64 | 60 |
| 65-74 | 59 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Quaama
| House | 112 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Quaama
| <$650 | 22 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 60 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 27 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Quaama
| English | 133 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 125 |
| Irish | 38 |
| Scottish | 33 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
| Other | 12 |
Housing tenure in Quaama
| Owned | 66 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Quaama
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Quaama
| Car | 73 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 18 |
Top countries of birth in Quaama
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,026 bird observations recorded near Quaama — most often seen:
- Superb Lyrebird (142)
- South-eastern Glossy Black-cockatoo (88)
- Wonga Pigeon (88)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (42)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (37)
- Eastern Galah (35)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (34)
- Eastern Australian Raven (33)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (32)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (32)
- Southern Magpie-lark (31)
- Satin Bowerbird (30)
- Eastern Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (28)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Quaama
- Grey Shrike-thrush (28)
- Common Starling (27)
- Southern Boobook (27)
- Southern Satin Bowerbird (26)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (24)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (24)
- Australian Magpie (23)
- Crimson Rosella (22)
- Welcome Swallow (22)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (21)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (20)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (20)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (19)
- Australian King-parrot (18)
- Superb Fairy-wren (18)
- White-faced Heron (18)
- Dollarbird (17)
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Streets
- Bega Street (28)
- Bent Street (5)
- Bermaguee Street (35)
- Bodalla Street (4)
- Christophers Road (21)
- Cobargo Street (39)
- Dummetts Ext Road (2)
- Dummetts Road (8)
- Field Buckets Extension Road (2)
- Field Buckets Road (19)
- Gordon Street (26)
- Moruya Street (5)
- Murrabrine Street (1)
- Orient Street (6)
- Princes Highway (10)
- Stephensons Lane (6)
- Whitby Wilsons Road (7)
- Yourie Street (2)
- Yowrie Street (1)