Tarraganda NSW 2550
175 addresses · 11 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Tarraganda · 334 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tarraganda is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 346 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,612 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. 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 - Tathra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tarraganda itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 dentists
1 physiotherapist
1 optometrist
1 hospital
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
4 service stations
1 golf club
2 bakeries
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 electrician
Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 27.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 28.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 60.9%
Population by age in Tarraganda
| 0-4 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 36 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 39 |
| 35-44 | 30 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 61 |
| 65-74 | 49 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Tarraganda
| House | 133 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tarraganda
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 47 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 41 |
| $3,000+ | 31 |
Top ancestries in Tarraganda
| Australian | 176 |
|---|---|
| English | 161 |
| Scottish | 32 |
| Irish | 28 |
| German | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 15 |
Housing tenure in Tarraganda
| Owned | 70 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 44 |
| Rented | 17 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Tarraganda
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 58 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Tarraganda
| Car | 121 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Tarraganda
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tarraganda
| German | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,954 bird observations recorded near Tarraganda — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (549)
- Eurasian Coot (431)
- Pacific Black Duck (423)
- Galah (403)
- Australian Wood Duck (374)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (369)
- Little Corella (295)
- Royal Spoonbill (293)
- Magpie-lark (287)
- Black Swan (285)
- Great Egret (284)
- Little Pied Cormorant (262)
- Chestnut Teal (250)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarraganda
- Eastern Rosella (242)
- Grey Fantail (241)
- Dusky Moorhen (236)
- Australasian Grebe (227)
- Laughing Kookaburra (223)
- Superb Fairy-wren (223)
- Masked Lapwing (207)
- Common Starling (200)
- Welcome Swallow (198)
- Willie Wagtail (193)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (189)
- Red Wattlebird (183)
- White-headed Pigeon (183)
- Australasian Darter (179)
- Nankeen Night-heron (178)
- Little Black Cormorant (174)
- White-faced Heron (173)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tarraganda:
- Doctor George Mountain (2.1 km)
- Bega (3 km)
- Angledale (3.5 km)
- Reedy Swamp (4.6 km)
- Coopers Gully (6 km)
- Jellat Jellat (6.2 km)
- Black Range (6.7 km)
- Stony Creek (7.6 km)
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Streets
- Cabarita Lane (5)
- Corandirk Lane (4)
- Corridgeree Lane (18)
- Corridgeree Road (41)
- Doctor George Mountain Road (5)
- Manam Road (17)
- Moore Wren Road (15)
- Murrays Flat Road (4)
- Nullica Road (20)
- Reedy Swamp Road (23)
- Tarraganda Lane (23)
