Bundanoon (NSW), NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bundanoon is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, about 150km south-west of Sydney, 22km from Moss Vale and 57km east of Goulburn, sitting around 675m above sea level. It lies on the Country of the Gundungurra and Dharawal peoples, whose lands meet here, and its name is said to mean 'place of deep gullies'. Originally known as Jordan's Crossing, the town was gazetted under its present name in April 1881 and grew into a popular railway-era holiday spot on the edge of Morton National Park. Today it is best known for the Brigadoon Highland Gathering, held each April since 1977, and its spring Garden Ramble. The novelist David Foster was born here in 1944.
More advantaged than the national average
Bundanoon (NSW) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1016, 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.
Is Bundanoon (NSW) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Bundanoon (NSW) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
66/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (66/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
20/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $400 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 20% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Bundanoon (NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,869
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $1,290
- SEIFA score
- 1016
- Local government area
- Wingecarribee
- Coordinates
- -34.6713, 150.2902
Map of Bundanoon (NSW)
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Housing & property in Bundanoon (NSW)
What it costs to live in Bundanoon (NSW) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $400
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,820
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 84%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 13%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Bundanoon (NSW) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Bundanoon (NSW) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bundanoon (NSW) 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 seniors (65+) at 41% and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 324 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 214 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 390 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 775 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,167 | 41% |
Share of the 2,870 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 722 | 59% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 307 | 25% |
| Rented | 157 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,177 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 17 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 21 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,225 occupied private dwellings in Bundanoon (NSW).
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,648
- Median weekly personal income
- $664
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 639 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 141 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 39 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,432 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Employed full-time
- 562
- Employed part-time
- 488
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.
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Common questions about Bundanoon (NSW)
Is Bundanoon (NSW) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Bundanoon (NSW) rates 51/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Bundanoon (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Bundanoon (NSW) was $400, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,820. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Bundanoon (NSW)?
Bundanoon (NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee local government area.
What is the population of Bundanoon (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, Bundanoon (NSW) had a population of about 2,869.
Is Bundanoon (NSW) an advantaged area?
Bundanoon (NSW) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1016, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 66 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of Australian suburbs.
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