Junee, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Junee is a railway town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, about 40 kilometres north of Wagga Wagga and the seat of Junee Shire. The Wiradjuri people are the traditional owners of the district, and the town's name is of Aboriginal origin — variously said to mean 'speak to me' or 'frog'. Pastoralist Leopold de Salis took up a run here in 1845, but it was the arrival of the Main South railway in 1878, on the line linking Sydney and Melbourne, that made the town. A large wheat terminal followed in 1952. Today Junee is known for its Licorice Factory, the Monte Cristo Homestead and the heritage-listed Athenium Theatre, with around 4,900 residents.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Junee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, 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.
Junee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,066
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,354
- SEIFA score
- 880
- Coordinates
- -34.8638, 147.5797
Junee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Junee 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 young adults (25–44) at 30%, 29% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 792 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 561 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,497 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,286 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 935 | 18% |
Share of the 5,071 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 592 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 500 | 31% |
| Rented | 471 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,492 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 31 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 64 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,606 occupied private dwellings in Junee.
- Median weekly rent
- $260
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,251
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,727
- Median weekly personal income
- $729
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 488 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 281 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 536 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,112 (27%)
- Labour-force participation
- 44.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Employed full-time
- 1,137
- Employed part-time
- 548
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 Junee
Where is Junee?
Junee is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Junee?
At the 2021 Census, Junee had a population of about 5,066.
Is Junee an advantaged area?
Junee has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.
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