Adaminaby, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Adaminaby is a small town in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, sitting about 1,017m above sea level some 52km north-west of Cooma and around 140km from Canberra. The surrounding high country was for thousands of years a summer gathering place for Aboriginal people, drawn by the seasonal bogong moths. Europeans settled the district from the late 1820s. The original township was moved in the 1950s when the Snowy Mountains Scheme dammed the Eucumbene River to form Lake Eucumbene, and more than a hundred buildings were shifted to the present site. Today Adaminaby serves nearby ski fields and is famous for trout fishing and its giant Big Trout sculpture. Stockman Charlie McKeahnie is said to have inspired Banjo Paterson's 'The Man from Snowy River'.
Less advantaged than the national average
Adaminaby is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 955, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Adaminaby at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 339
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $954
- SEIFA score
- 955
- Coordinates
- -36.0075, 148.8138
Adaminaby demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Adaminaby using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 16% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 46 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 25 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 62 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 114 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 95 | 28% |
Share of the 342 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 71 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 29 | 23% |
| Rented | 20 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 127 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 127 occupied private dwellings in Adaminaby.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,350
- Median weekly personal income
- $588
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 52 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 16 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 100 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 49.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Employed full-time
- 78
- Employed part-time
- 45
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Adaminaby
Where is Adaminaby?
Adaminaby is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Adaminaby?
At the 2021 Census, Adaminaby had a population of about 339.
Is Adaminaby an advantaged area?
Adaminaby has an ABS SEIFA score of 955, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
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