Condobolin, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Condobolin lies on the Lachlan River in the Central West of New South Wales, roughly midway across the state and about 460 kilometres west of Sydney. The Wiradjuri people are the area's original inhabitants, and the name is variously said to come from a word for a 'shallow crossing' or from a Wiradjuri term for the hop bush. Explorers John Oxley and Thomas Mitchell passed through in the early nineteenth century, and the town was proclaimed in 1859; copper and gold mining followed late in that century, and the railway arrived in 1898. Nearby Mount Tilga is said by some to mark the geographical centre of New South Wales, and the surrounding country inspired Banjo Paterson's poem 'Clancy of the Overflow'.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Condobolin 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.
Condobolin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,185
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,292
- SEIFA score
- 914
- Coordinates
- -32.7476, 146.9676
Condobolin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Condobolin 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 25%, 29% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 678 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 322 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 748 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 798 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 653 | 20% |
Share of the 3,199 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 429 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 303 | 26% |
| Rented | 338 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,086 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 37 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 11 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,142 occupied private dwellings in Condobolin.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,688
- Median weekly personal income
- $668
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 170 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 146 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 691 (22%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 895 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Employed full-time
- 807
- Employed part-time
- 396
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 Condobolin
Where is Condobolin?
Condobolin is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Condobolin?
At the 2021 Census, Condobolin had a population of about 3,185.
Is Condobolin an advantaged area?
Condobolin 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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