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Taralga NSW 2580

631 addresses · 35 streets

Hume Electorate › Upper Lachlan Shire LGA › Taralga · 142 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Taralga is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 403 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,166 a week, with median rent near $231 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

403Population
53Median age
$1,166Median household income / wk
$231Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Goulburn Airport, 45.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 16.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Taralga

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

Tree cover measures, Taralga NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 54.2%

Population by age in Taralga
Population by age, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1443
15-1922
20-2425
25-3417
35-4428
45-5460
55-6464
65-7477
75-8431
85+21
Dwelling types in Taralga
Dwelling types, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House157
Townhouse0
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Taralga
Households by weekly income, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65052
$650-1,49954
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Taralga
Top ancestries, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English175
Australian170
Scottish60
Irish58
Ancestry NS29
Other15
Housing tenure in Taralga
Housing tenure, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned88
Mortgage47
Rented23
Other3
Cars per household in Taralga
Cars per household, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
155
253
328
4+16
Commute to work in Taralga
Commute to work, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car114
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Taralga
Top countries of birth, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand4
Germany3
Languages used at home in Taralga
Languages used at home, Taralga NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

474 bird observations recorded near Taralga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Taralga

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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