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South Bathurst NSW 2795

941 addresses · 34 streets

Calare Electorate › Bathurst Regional LGA › South Bathurst · 159 km from Sydney

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Living Here

South Bathurst is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,583 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,222 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,583Population
38Median age
$1,222Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bathurst statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: South Bathurst itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bathurst, 1.4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Mountain Shuttle Bus, 2.9 km south-west · Airport: Bathurst Airport, 7.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 2.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Bathurst

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

Tree cover measures, South Bathurst NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 58.7%

Population by age in South Bathurst
Population by age, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-492
5-14196
15-1991
20-24128
25-34221
35-44172
45-54184
55-64203
65-74156
75-84116
85+21
Dwelling types in South Bathurst
Dwelling types, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House599
Townhouse62
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Bathurst
Households by weekly income, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650116
$650-1,499230
$1,500-2,999214
$3,000+48
Top ancestries in South Bathurst
Top ancestries, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian656
English633
Irish249
Scottish190
Aboriginal157
Other87
Housing tenure in South Bathurst
Housing tenure, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned205
Mortgage189
Rented248
Other14
Cars per household in South Bathurst
Cars per household, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
042
1299
2208
375
4+31
Commute to work in South Bathurst
Commute to work, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car522
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle4
Home61
Top countries of birth in South Bathurst
Top countries of birth, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand28
England26
Philippines20
India11
Scotland7
Sri Lanka7
Languages used at home in South Bathurst
Languages used at home, South Bathurst NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tamil9
Australian Indigenous8
Tagalog8
French4
Mandarin3
Nepali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,794 bird observations recorded near South Bathurst — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Bathurst

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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