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Tooraweenah, 2817

Est. population · Jun 2025

243

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

46

Median income

$1,078/wk

Employment rate

60.3%

University qualified

19.7%

Work from home

32.8%

Languages at home

1.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.9/100
Average

1149th in NSW

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Tooraweenah is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Tooraweenah is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Gilgandra Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. University qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 44% above the peer median, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places, well above typical levels for rural localities, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 62% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and household incomes, with population growth 100% below the peer median.

Tooraweenah is a better fit for people who value daily services and university qualifications more than population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining
  • Household incomes sit below the peer median

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Tooraweenah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$148/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

243

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

23.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#233

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

21st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

47th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

13%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

23rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
43.9/100 — Average
National rank
3392nd in Australia
State rank
1149th in NSW
Peer rank
#233 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#408 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

243(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 47th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in NSW
47th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
253
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,078
Dwelling vacancy
23.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
29 of 124
Median monthly mortgage
$758
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$148
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
50.6% / 36.1% / 13.3%
Employment rate
60.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
32.8% / 0% / 46.7%
Walked or cycled to work
10.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
88 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

19.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 16.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified19.7% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.4% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational16.3% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below55.7% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies22.7%
  • Agriculture and environment18.2%
  • Health17%
  • Management and commerce17%
  • Education9.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$29,168

0th percentile in NSW · -50% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$41,809

1st percentile in NSW · -36% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

3rd percentile in NSW · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$56,846

30th percentile in NSW · -10% vs Australia

Residents with business income
14.0%

89th percentile in NSW · +35% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2817 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
111
Taxpayers reporting net rent
8
Median net rent
$3,752
Taxpayers reporting business income
16
Taxable income vs state median
-48%
Salary / wages vs state median
-33%
Rental investment vs state median
-50%
Super vs state median
-19%
Business income vs state median
+40%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

49.2% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 21.4× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
49.2%

91st percentile in NSW · +2039% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
60
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2817

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers52
  • Labourers10

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2817 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Far West and Orana (SA4 105), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,398
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214774
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415259
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212236
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211138
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419111
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841655
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841244
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Far West and Orana is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 122 · AFF share +2360% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

1.4% speak a language other than English at home; 4.9% born overseas

Language at home
215 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
1.4%
Born overseas
11 (4.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
13 (5.1%)
Australian citizens
212

Religion

65.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 65.6%, while 19.4% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion19.4%32.8%
Christianity65.6%47.6%
Other / not stated15%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.3%22.4%
Anglican19.8%11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed9.1%1.9%
Uniting Church4%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2817, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
10
Against the person
2
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 126 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-41%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
10
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
41.15

Most common offence types

  • Steal From Motor Vehicle1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
  • Sexual Assault1
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
947
Median ICSEA percentile
23th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
  • Tooraweenah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 23 students · Top SEA quarter 1%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Binnaway CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gilgandra HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Gilgandra PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gulargambone CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mendooran CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Tooraweenah PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

37 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bearbong Rd After Tooraweenah Rd
  • Bridge St At Murray St
  • Bridge St At Murray St
  • Tooraweenah Rd Before Newell Hwy
  • Tooraweenah Rest Area, John Renshaw Pkwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Tooraweenah Rest AreaCampground
  • Tooraweenah Tourist ParkCaravan park

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Tooraweenah Golf Club

    Golf

  • Tooraweenah Tennis Club

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.5%
Woodland / forest cover
2.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
38
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Gilgandra Multi-Purpose Service (35.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
8
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 16°
Rainfall
208 mm · ~26 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 11°
Rainfall
154 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 3°
Rainfall
136 mm · ~17 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
166 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal

  • February 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    25 MURRAY STREET TOORAWEENAH 2831Determined
2023· 2 proposals

  • April 2023

  • Other
    2-10 BRIDGE STREET TOORAWEENAH 2817Determined
  • Other
    55 YOOTHA ROAD TOORAWEENAH 2817Determined
2022· 1 proposal

  • November 2022

  • Change of use
    16 MURRAY STREET TOORAWEENAH 2817Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • September 2021

  • Other
    55 YOOTHA ROAD TOORAWEENAH 2817Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Parkes
Member of Parliament
Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,841
Turnout (2025)
89.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 56.1 km away).

Coalition 77.1%Labor 22.9%

14.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • TooraweenahLabor 16.2% · Coalition 83.8% TPP (2025)14.4 km away
  • BinnawayLabor 34.0% · Coalition 66.0% TPP (2025)34.0 km away
  • MendooranLabor 28.4% · Coalition 71.6% TPP (2025)34.0 km away
  • CoonabarabranLabor 41.7% · Coalition 58.3% TPP (2025)36.7 km away
  • GilgandraLabor 34.6% · Coalition 65.4% TPP (2025)39.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Gilgandra Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.