South Pambula NSW 2549
277 addresses · 16 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › South Pambula · 363 km from Sydney
Living Here
South Pambula is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 493 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,608 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Merimbula - Tura Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: South Pambula itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
2 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 hardware store
Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 5.6 km north-east.
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: 47.1% 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 | 47.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 62.2%
Population by age in South Pambula
| 0-4 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 83 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 56 |
| 35-44 | 55 |
| 45-54 | 73 |
| 55-64 | 71 |
| 65-74 | 53 |
| 75-84 | 29 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in South Pambula
| House | 166 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in South Pambula
| <$650 | 19 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 54 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 69 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in South Pambula
| Australian | 249 |
|---|---|
| English | 218 |
| Scottish | 49 |
| Irish | 36 |
| Ancestry NS | 28 |
| German | 27 |
Housing tenure in South Pambula
| Owned | 67 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 81 |
| Rented | 26 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in South Pambula
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |
| 2 | 82 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in South Pambula
| Car | 175 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in South Pambula
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 |
| United States | 5 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
Languages used at home in South Pambula
| Filipino | 3 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
14,929 bird observations recorded near South Pambula — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (788)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (734)
- Pacific Black Duck (717)
- Australian Magpie (692)
- Black Swan (652)
- White-faced Heron (652)
- Eurasian Coot (615)
- Bell Miner (613)
- Masked Lapwing (593)
- Australian White Ibis (571)
- Chestnut Teal (570)
- Welcome Swallow (565)
- Great Egret (559)
Show all 30 birds recorded near South Pambula
- Grey Fantail (550)
- Little Pied Cormorant (488)
- Red Wattlebird (445)
- Willie Wagtail (435)
- Australian Wood Duck (428)
- Brown Thornbill (416)
- Eurasian Blackbird (395)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (389)
- Galah (359)
- Little Wattlebird (354)
- Australian Raven (353)
- Dusky Moorhen (347)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (342)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (332)
- Grey Butcherbird (326)
- Crimson Rosella (325)
- Australasian Grebe (324)
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 South Pambula:
- Pambula (2.4 km)
- Greigs Flat (3.1 km)
- Bald Hills (3.3 km)
- Broadwater (3.9 km)
- Lochiel (4.3 km)
- Pambula Beach (4.3 km)
- Millingandi (5.3 km)
- Merimbula (7.6 km)
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Streets
- Cowdroy Lane (3)
- Cowdroys Lane (3)
- Drive In Road (7)
- Erle Place (12)
- Furner Street (5)
- George Street (37)
- King Street (23)
- Lloyd Street (26)
- Mount Darragh Road (50)
- Nathan Street (2)
- Northview Drive (28)
- Pitt Street (27)
- Princes Highway (39)
- Redfern Close (10)
- Short Street (4)
- Summerhill Road (1)
