NSW · Wagga Wagga Council

Currawarna, 2650

Est. population · Jun 2025

207

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.9%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,875/wk

Employment rate

63.8%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$700,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Currawarna is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

Currawarna offers a slower smaller community life in Wagga Wagga Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from Sydney is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible. Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.

At a glance

Currawarna snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$700k

+7.6% change

Median rent

$540/wk

Houses $570 · Units $400

Population (ERP)

207

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

18.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

86th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

49th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$400
Houses (January to March 2026)
$570
All types (January to March 2026)
$540
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
656
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$700,000
Median price change
+7.6%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

207(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +8.9% over 5 years · 49th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+8.9%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+17
Growth rank in NSW
49th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
199
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
18.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
15 of 81
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Employment rate
63.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
65 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
25
Against the person
6
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
120.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 33 residents
State safety percentile
85.6th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions975
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault436
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment655
  • Malicious Damage To Property675
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault433

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

27 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bull St After Minnie St
  • Old Narrandera Rd At Cottee Rd
  • Old Narrandera Rd Before Brushwood Rd
  • Old Narrandera Rd Opp Bidgee St
  • Old Narrandera Rd Opp Mundowy Lane

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0)Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Coolamon-Ganmain Multi Purpose Service (19.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 16°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
131 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 4°
Rainfall
142 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
137 mm · ~17 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 3 proposals
  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    GANMURRA ROAD CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • March 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    2 VICTOR STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • February 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    2 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
2025· 3 proposals
  • August 2025

  • Subdivision
    11 MINNIE STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    COLONELS LANE CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • March 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    22 Bull Street CURRAWARNA NSW 2650Determined
2024· 6 proposals
  • October 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    15 THOMAS STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • September 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    49 MINNIE STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • July 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Moveable dwelling; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    9 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • June 2024

  • Subdivision; Residential Accommodation; Agriculture
    2388 THE GAP ROAD CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    46 CLEEK STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    46 CLEEK STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
2023· 3 proposals
  • December 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • November 2023

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    15 HAWK STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • January 2023

  • Dwelling
    2 VICTOR STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
2022· 7 proposals
  • October 2022

  • Dwelling
    14 FROME STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • August 2022

  • Dwelling
    2 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • June 2022

  • Dual occupancy; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs
    24 bidgee street currawarnaDetermined
  • Shed
    19 Reserve Rd Currawarna NSW 2650Determined
  • April 2022

  • Dwelling
    7 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • Subdivision of land
    2388 THE GAP ROAD CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
  • January 2022

  • Dwelling
    26 BULL STREET CURRAWARNA 2650Determined
2021· 2 proposals
  • October 2021

  • Dwelling; Shed
    3 Hawk Street Currawarna NSWDetermined
  • July 2021

  • Shed
    3931 OLD NARRANDERA ROAD CURRAWARNA 2650Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Riverina
Member of Parliament
Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,537
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 30.6 km away).

Coalition 68.9%Labor 31.1%

6.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CollingullieLabor 19.1% · Coalition 80.9% TPP (2025)15.2 km away
  • EubertaLabor 29.8% · Coalition 70.2% TPP (2025)16.2 km away
  • GanmainLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.0% TPP (2025)19.2 km away
  • CoolamonLabor 31.3% · Coalition 68.7% TPP (2025)21.4 km away
  • Charles SturtLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)28.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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