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Tongarra NSW 2527

71 addresses · 11 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Tongarra · 92 km from Sydney

Living Here

Tongarra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 141 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $3,041 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

141Population
46Median age
$3,041Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Albion Park - Macquarie Pass statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tongarra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Robertson, 9.4 km west · Railway halt: Summit Tank, 7.6 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 77.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 74.4%

Population by age in Tongarra
Population by age, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-149
15-1913
20-2416
25-3413
35-4415
45-5428
55-6426
65-7412
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Tongarra
Dwelling types, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House43
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tongarra
Households by weekly income, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Tongarra
Top ancestries, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian54
English52
Other19
Irish17
Scottish16
German11
Housing tenure in Tongarra
Housing tenure, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage20
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Tongarra
Cars per household, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
212
310
4+9
Commute to work in Tongarra
Commute to work, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car59
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Tongarra
Top countries of birth, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Scotland6
South Africa6
England3
Languages used at home in Tongarra
Languages used at home, Tongarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese6
German3

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11,842 bird observations recorded near Tongarra — most often seen:

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