Trangie, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Trangie is a town in the Orana region of central-western New South Wales, on the Mitchell Highway about 485km north-west of Sydney, 76km north-west of Dubbo and 38km north-west of Narromine. It sits on the Main Western railway line amid a broad expanse of wheat and grazing country. The town's best-known institution is the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre, described as one of the largest broadacre agricultural research centres in Australia. Mixed farming of cereals and livestock underpins the local economy. Trangie is also remembered as the birthplace of tennis player Lesley Turner Bowrey, who was born there in 1942, one of several sportspeople with ties to this small western town.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Trangie is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 914, 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.
Trangie at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,073
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,220
- SEIFA score
- 914
- Coordinates
- -32.0660, 147.9038
Trangie demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Trangie 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 27%, 29% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 194 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 105 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 222 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 258 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 293 | 27% |
Share of the 1,072 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 181 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 88 | 22% |
| Rented | 115 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 364 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 26 | 6% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 402 occupied private dwellings in Trangie.
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,005
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,530
- Median weekly personal income
- $711
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 48 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 23 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 260 (24%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 301 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 306
- Employed part-time
- 109
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 Trangie
Where is Trangie?
Trangie is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Trangie?
At the 2021 Census, Trangie had a population of about 1,073.
Is Trangie an advantaged area?
Trangie has an ABS SEIFA score of 914, 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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