Diggers Camp, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Diggers Camp is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 912, 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.
Diggers Camp at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13
- Median age
- 67
- Median weekly household income
- $575
- SEIFA score
- 912
- Coordinates
- -29.8129, 153.2734
Diggers Camp demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Diggers Camp 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 64%, 0% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 5 | 36% |
| Seniors (65+) | 9 | 64% |
Share of the 14 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 10 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 12 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12 occupied private dwellings in Diggers Camp.
- Average household size
- 1.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $900
- Median weekly personal income
- $537
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9 (69%)
- Labour-force participation
- 23.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 25%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 3
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 Diggers Camp
Where is Diggers Camp?
Diggers Camp is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Diggers Camp?
At the 2021 Census, Diggers Camp had a population of about 13.
Is Diggers Camp an advantaged area?
Diggers Camp has an ABS SEIFA score of 912, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
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