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Sofala NSW 2795

228 addresses · 15 streets

Calare Electorate › Bathurst Regional LGA › Sofala · 166 km from Sydney

Living Here

Sofala is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 111 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $668 a week, with median rent near $194 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

111Population
60Median age
$668Median household income / wk
$194Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mudgee Region - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sofala itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bathurst Airport, 37.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 35.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sofala

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

Tree cover measures, Sofala NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 18.5% · Labour-force participation 30%

Population by age in Sofala
Population by age, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-149
15-190
20-240
25-340
35-448
45-5413
55-6423
65-7433
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Sofala
Dwelling types, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House45
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sofala
Households by weekly income, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49916
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Sofala
Top ancestries, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English41
Australian34
Ancestry NS20
Irish15
Scottish12
German7
Housing tenure in Sofala
Housing tenure, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage6
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Sofala
Cars per household, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
113
223
34
4+3
Commute to work in Sofala
Commute to work, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car7
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Sofala
Top countries of birth, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Germany5
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Sofala
Languages used at home, Sofala NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,322 bird observations recorded near Sofala — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sofala

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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