South Wolumla NSW 2550
99 addresses · 13 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › South Wolumla · 355 km from Sydney
Living Here
South Wolumla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 180 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,471 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range 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: South Wolumla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 14.3 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 78.3% 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 | 78.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 76.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 61.1%
Population by age in South Wolumla
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in South Wolumla
| House | 64 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in South Wolumla
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in South Wolumla
| Australian | 100 |
|---|---|
| English | 66 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| German | 14 |
| Aboriginal | 8 |
Housing tenure in South Wolumla
| Owned | 35 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 19 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in South Wolumla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in South Wolumla
| Car | 46 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in South Wolumla
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
Languages used at home in South Wolumla
| French | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
577 bird observations recorded near South Wolumla — most often seen:
- Bell Miner (43)
- Australian Magpie (32)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (26)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (24)
- Crimson Rosella (22)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (22)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (22)
- Laughing Kookaburra (21)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (21)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (21)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (20)
- Galah (19)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (19)
Show all 30 birds recorded near South Wolumla
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (19)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (19)
- Pied Currawong (18)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (18)
- Australian King-parrot (16)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (16)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (16)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (16)
- Southern Satin Bowerbird (16)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (16)
- Eastern Galah (15)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (15)
- Australian Raven (13)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (13)
- Common Bronzewing (13)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (13)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (13)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to South Wolumla:
- Wolumla (3.7 km)
- Toothdale (5.7 km)
- Yellow Pinch (6.9 km)
- Myrtle Mountain (7.5 km)
- Frogs Hollow (8.3 km)
- Kanoona (9.6 km)
- Candelo (10.1 km)
- Millingandi (11.2 km)
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Streets
- Atkins Anderson Road (12)
- Chalkhills Firetrail (1)
- Cochranes Road (5)
- East Cochranes Road (10)
- Ferndale Lane (9)
- Georges Trail (1)
- Gills Firetrail E (4)
- Gubburra Lane (3)
- Kallata Lane (4)
- Lillian Close (5)
- Old Soldiers Road (1)
- South Wolumla Road (37)
- South Wolumla Trail (7)
