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Tumut NSW 2720

4,160 addresses · 116 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Snowy Valleys LGA › Tumut · 317 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tumut is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,613 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,242 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,613Population
42Median age
$1,242Median household income / wk
$245Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tumut Airport, 4.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 30.3% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 56.1%

Population by age in Tumut
Population by age, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4422
5-14863
15-19366
20-24358
25-34753
35-44745
45-54753
55-64867
65-74760
75-84530
85+199
Dwelling types in Tumut
Dwelling types, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,214
Townhouse308
Apartment50
Other13
Households by weekly income in Tumut
Households by weekly income, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650564
$650-1,499826
$1,500-2,999680
$3,000+292
Top ancestries in Tumut
Top ancestries, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,792
English2,663
Irish729
Scottish574
Ancestry NS511
Aboriginal504
Housing tenure in Tumut
Housing tenure, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned954
Mortgage741
Rented829
Other34
Cars per household in Tumut
Cars per household, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0168
1995
2938
3318
4+148
Commute to work in Tumut
Commute to work, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,164
Train0
Bus14
Tram/ferry0
Walked122
Bicycle4
Home144
Top countries of birth in Tumut
Top countries of birth, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England95
South Africa95
New Zealand93
Philippines53
India42
Germany24
Languages used at home in Tumut
Languages used at home, Tumut NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans58
Filipino33
Australian Indigenous27
Tagalog17
Cantonese14
Mandarin11

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9,887 bird observations recorded near Tumut — most often seen:

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