Towamba NSW 2550

249 addresses · 22 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Towamba · 384 km from Sydney

Living Here

Towamba is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 249 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $808 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

249Population

53Median age

$808Median household income / wk

$150Median rent / wk

2.3Avg household

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: Towamba itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

1 school
- Towamba Public School

Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 27 km north-east.

Run a business in Towamba? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10

Economic resources2/10

Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 81.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 35.8%

Population by age in Towamba

Population by age, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4	12
5-14	30
15-19	14
20-24	5
25-34	12
35-44	30
45-54	40
55-64	48
65-74	45
75-84	13
85+	9

Dwelling types in Towamba

Dwelling types, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House	93
Townhouse	0
Apartment	0
Other	4

Households by weekly income in Towamba

Households by weekly income, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650	28
$650-1,499	34
$1,500-2,999	20
$3,000+	0

Top ancestries in Towamba

Top ancestries, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English	120
Australian	91
Scottish	37
Ancestry NS	29
Irish	24
German	15

Housing tenure in Towamba

Housing tenure, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned	58
Mortgage	32
Rented	8
Other	4

Cars per household in Towamba

Cars per household, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0	5
1	35
2	32
3	16
4+	9

Commute to work in Towamba

Commute to work, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car	39
Train	0
Bus	0
Tram/ferry	0
Walked	0
Bicycle	0
Home	16

Top countries of birth in Towamba

Top countries of birth, Towamba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England	11
United States	4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,036 bird observations recorded near Towamba — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Towamba

White-naped Honeyeater (36)
Pied Currawong (31)
White-browed Scrubwren (31)
Wonga Pigeon (31)
Gang-gang Cockatoo (30)
Eastern Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (28)
Silvereye (27)
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (25)
Rufous Whistler (24)
Spotted Pardalote (24)
Australian Magpie (23)
Pilotbird (23)
Southern Boobook (23)
New Holland Honeyeater (22)
Red-browed Finch (22)
Northern Superb Fairy-wren (21)
Eastern Whipbird (20)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Towamba:

Nullica (10.9 km)
Burragate (12.1 km)
Nethercote (13 km)
Pericoe (13.3 km)
Kiah (14.3 km)
Boydtown (14.7 km)
Eden (17.8 km)
Edrom (18.3 km)

Embed this suburb

Add this free Towamba stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

<iframe src="https://suburby.com.au/embed/nsw/towamba" width="360" height="300" style="border:0" title="Towamba NSW statistics — Suburby" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

<a href="https://suburby.com.au/nsw/towamba">Towamba, NSW suburb profile</a> — Suburby

Keep an eye on Towamba

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.