Bungendore, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bungendore is a historic town on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, about 38 kilometres east of Canberra near the southern end of Lake George. The area is the country of the Ngarigo people. Proclaimed a town in 1837 and reached by the railway in 1885, Bungendore has kept much of its nineteenth-century streetscape and is today a popular day trip from Canberra, known for its galleries, cafes, antique shops and craft. Its heritage-listed railway station has featured as a film location, including in The Year My Voice Broke and the 1970 film Ned Kelly. Nearby stand the turbines of the Capital Wind Farm, and the broad valley is ringed by hills of the Great Dividing Range.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Bungendore is more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1118, 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.
Bungendore at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,745
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $2,922
- SEIFA score
- 1118
- Coordinates
- -35.2960, 149.4806
Bungendore demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bungendore 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 28%, 14% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,092 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 499 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,271 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,307 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 581 | 12% |
Share of the 4,750 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 410 | 26% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 920 | 59% |
| Rented | 213 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,485 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 56 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 21 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,569 occupied private dwellings in Bungendore.
- Median weekly rent
- $510
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,127
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,298
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 602 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 155 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 118 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,336 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Employed full-time
- 1,814
- Employed part-time
- 717
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 Bungendore
Where is Bungendore?
Bungendore is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Bungendore?
At the 2021 Census, Bungendore had a population of about 4,745.
Is Bungendore an advantaged area?
Bungendore has an ABS SEIFA score of 1118, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 97 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of Australian suburbs.
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