New South Wales council

Wagga Wagga

69,108 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,825 km², 59 suburbs. Council website: wagga.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

69,108

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · 0.0% in a year

Density

14/km²

4,825 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$615k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$193

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

59

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
35
Median household income
$1,638/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
32.7%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

59 suburbs where Wagga Wagga holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Kooringal (NSW)7,404All$600kDec 2025 / 27%3
Wagga Wagga7,198All$750kDec 2025 / 28%5
Lake Albert (NSW)6,291All$689kDec 2025 / 39%7
Glenfield Park5,078All$620kDec 2025 / <1%3
Mount Austin4,035All$476kDec 2025 / 24%1
Ashmont3,747All$478kDec 2025 / 16%1
Turvey Park3,572All$675kDec 2025 / 33%7
Tolland3,459All$563kDec 2025 / 15%1
Bourkelands3,113All$719kDec 2025 / 25%9
Forest Hill (NSW)3,081All$566kDec 2025 / 85%
Tatton2,560All$853kDec 2025 / 15%9
Estella2,541All$655kDec 2025 / 2%7
Gobbagombalin2,184All$773kDec 2025 / 95%10
Springvale (NSW)1,851All$1.3MDec 2025 / 60%10
Boorooma1,741All$777kDec 2025 / 31%9
Lloyd1,509All$750kDec 2025 / 72%9
Lockhart1,0197%$380kDec 2025 / 100%2
Uranquinty910All$535kDec 2025 / 99%5
Ganmain7937%$320kDec 2025 / 45%2
North Wagga Wagga679All$450kDec 2025 / 96%3
Gumly Gumly450All$1.6MDec 2025 / 87%7
Charles Sturt University433All / 72%
Tarcutta425All$275kDec 2025 / 100%3
Kapooka395All / 90%10
San Isidore349All$1.1MDec 2024 / 26%9
Ladysmith339All$579kDec 2025 / 99%6
Mangoplah291All$469kDec 2025 / 100%9
Gregadoo274All / 99%10
Collingullie258All$510kDec 2025 / 100%8
Oura246All$840kDec 2025 / 99%9
East Wagga Wagga213All$415kDec 2023 / 66%2
Currawarna199All / 100%6
Brucedale184All / 100%10
Moorong175All / 92%10
Cartwrights Hill169All$584kDec 2025 / 77%5
Eunanoreenya165All / 100%9
Harefield16558% / 50%9
Gelston Park160All$1.4MDec 2025 / 100%9
Matong1597%$172kDec 2025 / 31%7
Big Springs135All / 100%10
Book Book130All / 100%10
Euberta130All / 100%10
Humula12996% / 100%8
Downside124All / 100%10
Borambola117All / 100%8
Rowan105All / 100%9
Maxwell90All / 100%9
Alfredtown80All / 100%8
The Gap (Wagga Wagga - NSW)76All / 100%10
Yarragundry72All / 100%10
Galore7085% / 100%9
Kyeamba67All / 100%10
Pulletop64All / 100%10
Brookdale (NSW)50All / 100%10
Oberne Creek49All / 100%8
Dhulura42All / 100%10
Bomen40All / 72%9
Hillgrove (Wagga Wagga - NSW)30All / 100%10
Burrandana23All / 100%10
Bulgary13All / 100%9
Belfrayden12All / 100%10
Wallacetown5All / 100%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

38%

Over 62 of 62 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 62 of 62 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 28 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$275k
Median of suburb medians
$638k
Highest suburb median
$1.6M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 13 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
1,493
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
263
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
2,375
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
4,256
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)100%

State districts

  • Wagga Wagga · Joe McGirr (IND)100%
  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.