Tambar Springs NSW 2381
329 addresses · 42 streets
Parkes Electorate › Gunnedah LGA › Tambar Springs · 304 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tambar Springs is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 273 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,013 a week, with median rent near $183 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Coonabarabran statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tambar Springs itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Coolah Airport, 49.1 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 26.8% 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 | 26.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 42.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 45.4%
Population by age in Tambar Springs
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 35 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 31 |
| 35-44 | 26 |
| 45-54 | 33 |
| 55-64 | 53 |
| 65-74 | 46 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Tambar Springs
| House | 98 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tambar Springs
| <$650 | 43 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Tambar Springs
| English | 121 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 120 |
| Ancestry NS | 36 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Scottish | 29 |
| Aboriginal | 25 |
Housing tenure in Tambar Springs
| Owned | 62 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 15 |
Cars per household in Tambar Springs
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Tambar Springs
| Car | 41 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 45 |
Top countries of birth in Tambar Springs
| New Zealand | 6 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tambar Springs
| Italian | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
271 bird observations recorded near Tambar Springs — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (19)
- Australian Magpie (17)
- Willie Wagtail (17)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (14)
- Australian Raven (12)
- Galah (12)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (11)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (11)
- Welcome Swallow (11)
- Double-barred Finch (10)
- Apostlebird (9)
- Noisy Friarbird (9)
- Crested Pigeon (8)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tambar Springs
- Grey Fantail (8)
- Yellow Thornbill (8)
- Eastern Rosella (7)
- Singing Honeyeater (7)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7)
- White-throated Treecreeper (7)
- White-winged Chough (7)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (7)
- Eastern Galah (6)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Grey Butcherbird (6)
- Jacky Winter (6)
- Peaceful Dove (6)
- Pied Currawong (6)
- Red-winged Parrot (6)
- Western Gerygone (6)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (5)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tambar Springs:
- Premer (9.9 km)
- Bomera (13.9 km)
- Yannergee (22.1 km)
- Nombi (24 km)
- Purlewaugh (27.1 km)
- Bundella (28.3 km)
- Colly Blue (29 km)
- Mullaley (30.3 km)
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Streets
- A'becketts Road (3)
- Adams Street (7)
- Bando Street (8)
- Black Stump Way (31)
- Bomera Street (11)
- Box Forest Road (4)
- Breffni Road (1)
- Brennan Road (2)
- Brunskills Road (5)
- Coonabarabran Road (2)
- Davidson Road (2)
- Donoghue Road (3)
- Flags Rockedgiel Road (9)
- Glendowda Road (2)
- Hawkins Road (3)
- High Street (26)
- Leslie Lane (4)
- Lister Road (1)
- Merrigula Street (23)
- Mitchell Springs Road (8)
- Mount Erin Road (1)
- Nullawa Road (2)
- O'rourke Street (1)
- Premer Road (9)
- Premer Tambar Springs Road (8)
- Pugh Street (3)
- Purlewaugh Road (10)
- Round Mountain Road (12)
- Saltwater Road (4)
- School Street (3)
- Sleightholmes Road (4)
- Smith Street (2)
- Spring Street (6)
- Strang Road (2)
- Tamba Street (35)
- Tambar Road (4)
- Treloar Road (4)
- Trinkey Forest Road (21)
- Wandobah Road (10)
- Werribee Road (27)
- White Street (2)
- Wyuna Road (4)
