Legume, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

23/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Legume is more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 936, 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.

Legume at a glance

Population (2021): 168
Median age: 49
Median weekly household income: $788
SEIFA score: 936
Coordinates: -28.4368, 152.2996

Legume demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Legume 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 33%, 14% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	36	22%
Youth (15–24)	11	7%
Young adults (25–44)	22	13%
Mid-life (45–64)	54	33%
Seniors (65+)	43	26%

Share of the 166 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	42	58%
Owned with a mortgage	9	13%
Rented	10	14%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	67	92%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 73 occupied private dwellings in Legume.

Median weekly rent: $200
Median monthly mortgage: $1,083
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,187
Median weekly personal income: $461

Community and culture

Born overseas: 15 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 17 (10%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 53 (42%)
Labour-force participation: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%
Employed full-time: 43
Employed part-time: 23

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 Legume

Where is Legume?

Legume is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Legume?

At the 2021 Census, Legume had a population of about 168.

Is Legume an advantaged area?

Legume has an ABS SEIFA score of 936, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 23 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of Australian suburbs.