Barellan, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Barellan is a town in the Riverina of New South Wales, in Narrandera Shire, about 521 kilometres south-west of Sydney and 52 kilometres from Griffith. Its name is said to come from an Aboriginal expression meaning 'the meeting of the waters'. The railway reached Barellan in 1908 and a post office opened the next year; the Commercial Hotel and the town's first Country Women's Association rest house were both built in 1924. Barellan is best known as the childhood home of the tennis champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who grew up here before winning Wimbledon and the other major titles. To mark the town's centenary in 2009, locals unveiled a giant 13.8-metre replica of her wooden Dunlop racquet, which stands as a roadside landmark in the wheat and sheep district.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Barellan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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.
Barellan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 459
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,262
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Coordinates
- -34.2011, 146.6074
Barellan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Barellan 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 31%, 12% of homes are rented, and 4% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 70 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 54 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 85 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 142 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 108 | 24% |
Share of the 459 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 105 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 51 | 27% |
| Rented | 23 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 185 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 188 occupied private dwellings in Barellan.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $744
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,787
- Median weekly personal income
- $670
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 15 (4%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 50 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 109 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 148
- Employed part-time
- 54
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 Barellan
Where is Barellan?
Barellan is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Barellan?
At the 2021 Census, Barellan had a population of about 459.
Is Barellan an advantaged area?
Barellan has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
Nearby suburbs in New South Wales
More suburb guides in New South Wales
Other hand-written, cited guides — browse all guides.