Adelong, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Adelong is a former gold town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, about 20 kilometres west of Tumut and 81 kilometres south-east of Wagga Wagga, on Adelong Creek. It lies on Wiradjuri country, and the name is said to come from a local Aboriginal word meaning 'along the way' or 'plain with a river'. Gold was found in the early 1850s and the field was proclaimed in 1855, drawing miners to the creek and its quartz reefs. The town grew quickly before settling back into a quiet pastoral district of merino sheep and cattle. Its best-known site is the Adelong Falls Gold Workings, where the stone ruins of nineteenth-century crushing batteries stand beside a cascade on the creek, now a heritage-listed reserve and picnic spot.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Adelong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 908, 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.
Adelong at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 938
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,158
- SEIFA score
- 908
- Coordinates
- -35.3049, 148.0693
Adelong demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Adelong 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 30%, 15% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 145 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 99 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 188 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 284 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 233 | 25% |
Share of the 949 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 193 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 118 | 30% |
| Rented | 60 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 366 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 394 occupied private dwellings in Adelong.
- Median weekly rent
- $205
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,448
- Median weekly personal income
- $599
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 73 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 32 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 42 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 274 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Employed full-time
- 251
- Employed part-time
- 136
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 Adelong
Where is Adelong?
Adelong is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Adelong?
At the 2021 Census, Adelong had a population of about 938.
Is Adelong an advantaged area?
Adelong has an ABS SEIFA score of 908, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 14 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of Australian suburbs.
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