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Wallaga Lake NSW 2546

574 addresses · 15 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Wallaga Lake · 298 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Wallaga Lake is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 587 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $915 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

587Population
62Median age
$915Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 53.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 43.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wallaga Lake

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

Tree cover measures, Wallaga Lake NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202043.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 38.3%

Population by age in Wallaga Lake
Population by age, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1443
15-1919
20-249
25-3430
35-4440
45-5448
55-64125
65-74163
75-8475
85+8
Dwelling types in Wallaga Lake
Dwelling types, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House235
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other40
Households by weekly income in Wallaga Lake
Households by weekly income, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65090
$650-1,499117
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Wallaga Lake
Top ancestries, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English244
Australian224
Scottish102
Irish81
Ancestry NS31
German30
Housing tenure in Wallaga Lake
Housing tenure, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned191
Mortgage45
Rented34
Other7
Cars per household in Wallaga Lake
Cars per household, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
08
1122
2115
318
4+6
Commute to work in Wallaga Lake
Commute to work, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car120
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle4
Home30
Top countries of birth in Wallaga Lake
Top countries of birth, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England39
Netherlands9
New Zealand9
Scotland8
Germany5
United States5
Languages used at home in Wallaga Lake
Languages used at home, Wallaga Lake NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,492 bird observations recorded near Wallaga Lake — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wallaga Lake

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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