Median house price
$700k
+7.6% change
NSW · Wagga Wagga Council
Mount Austin, 2650
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,275
Growth (1 yr)
-0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.9%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,124/wk
Employment rate
46.4%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$700,000
Languages at home
11.6%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Samoan, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Wagga Wagga Council, Mount Austin is a mid-sized suburb with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Mount Austin snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$540/wk
Houses $570 · Units $400
Population (ERP)
4,275
-0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#44
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
85th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
9th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
29th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 46.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 38% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2704th in Australia
- State rank
- 813th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #44 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #176 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
4,275(June 2025)
-0.0% annual · +2.9% over 5 years · 9th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +2.9%
- Change in 1 year
- -1
- Change in 5 years
- +121
- Growth rank in NSW
- 9th 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 (~4,400), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,035
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,124
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 137 of 1,704
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,148
- Employment rate
- 46.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,411 / 106 / 47 (+ 3 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian 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 Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 510
- Against the person
- 127
- Against property
- 192
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 119.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 32 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +1.1%
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 statistics — NSW 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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 15
- Median school ICSEA (15 schools)
- 960
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 29th
School list
- Mount Austin Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 824 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 228 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Mount Austin High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 822 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 522 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Henschke Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1029 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 603 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Turvey Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 944 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 283 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges LimitedCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1078 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 198 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga WaggaCombined · Independent · ICSEA 990 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 36 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Red Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 831 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 325 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Shepherds Park SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 870 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 17 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Willans Hill SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 71 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- The Bidgee SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 896 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 48 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
39 public transport stops in this suburb
- Mitchelmore St At Bolger Av
- Mitchelmore St Before Fernleigh Rd
- Mount Austin Public School, Bourke St
- Northcott Pde Opp Ceduna St
- Turvey Tops Shops, Fernleigh Rd
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
41 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 pharmacies · 4 playgrounds · 6 swimming pools · 1 ev charging · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 39 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 45/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.24
Shopping(1)
No named venues listed.
Community(1)
- Mount Austin Public SchoolSchool
Mount Austin
Health & services(1)
- Soul Pattinson ChemistPharmacy
44 Fernleigh Road
Sport & outdoors(16)
- Anderson ParkPark
- Finger ParkPark
- Ken Schultz ParkPark
- Park (2)
- Maher Street PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (6)
Transport(13)
13 bus stops
Other(7)
- ExplorenEV charging
- Parking (4)
- Petrol station
- Australia Post - Mount Austin LPOPost office
Unit 1 68 Fernleigh Road, Mount Austin
- Haven Aged CareSocial Facility
- RSL Remembrance VillageSocial Facility
- Taxi
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anderson ParkPark
- Finger ParkPark
- Ken Schultz ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Riverina Day Surgery (1.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Soul Pattinson ChemistFernleigh RoadPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 157
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 36.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space101 LEAVENWORTH DRIVE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure38 CASTLEREAGH AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport2 BOLGER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure13 GILMORE AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
2025· 13 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure152 BOURKE STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure8 ADJIN STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
October 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation16 GILMORE AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development66 MIMOSA DRIVE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah48 GILMORE AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah4 MIMOSA DRIVE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space27 HUNTER STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 FERNLEIGH ROAD MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
April 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure90 BOLGER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 NILMA AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure64 MIMOSA DRIVE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Withdrawn
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 MARAMA PARADE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
January 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Supporting Development66 ADJIN STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport34 CONDON AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
November 2024
- Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia7 WARANGA AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)5 BUNGOWN PLACE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space26 BOLGER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool147 BOURKE STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
September 2024
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure2 MANOORA AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 SPOONER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia78 FERNLEIGH ROAD MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure48 GILMORE AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure18 SPOONER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Residential Accommodation1 MEADS PLACE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure2 MANOORA AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah7 COOGAN STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)206 BOURKE STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
February 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 CASTLEREAGH AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure13 MARAMA PARADE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Demolition42 CASTLEREAGH AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
January 2024
- Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure71 BOLGER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures)4 FERNLEIGH ROAD MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)89 BOLGER AVENUE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development8 QUAIL STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
May 2023
- Shed64 MIMOSA DRIVE MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces35 ADJIN STREET MOUNT AUSTIN 2650Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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 overlays — State 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 2.4 km away).
Coalition 53.0%Labor 47.0%
9.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mount AustinLabor 46.8% · Coalition 53.2% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Turvey ParkLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- TollandLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- KooringalLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- TattonLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)2.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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