NSW · Wagga Wagga Council

Wagga Wagga, 2650

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,604

Growth (1 yr)

-1.5%

Growth (5 yr)

-4.9%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,355/wk

Employment rate

57.8%

University qualified

25.9%

Work from home

8%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$700,000

Languages at home

14.3%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Nepali, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54.7/100
Average

Top 20% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 99% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Café precinct
  • Arts precinct
  • Green suburb
  • Nightlife
What Wagga Wagga is known for: Beach, Café precinct, Arts precinct, Green suburb, Nightlife

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Suburb profile

Wagga Wagga is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Wagga Wagga Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Murrumbidgee River.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Childcare access is an exceptional strength. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 85% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and higher crime.

Overall, Wagga Wagga suits people prioritising childcare and health access over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)

Strengths

  • Childcare access is a relative strength
  • Health access is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 2650 is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Wagga Wagga Beach
  • Murrumbidgee River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Wagga Wagga compares

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)

6,604

-1.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.0%

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

#10

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

85th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

1st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

53%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

55th

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
54.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 20% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1174th in Australia
State rank
418th in NSW
Peer rank
#10 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#64 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,604(June 2025)

-1.5% annual · -4.9% over 5 years · 1th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-1.5%
5-year growth
-4.9%
Change in 1 year
-100
Change in 5 years
-341
Growth rank in NSW
1th 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 (~6,500), extrapolated at -0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,198
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,355
Dwelling vacancy
11%
Unoccupied private dwellings
409 of 3,704
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$295
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
28.7% / 18.2% / 53%
Employment rate
57.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8% / 1% / 67%
Walked or cycled to work
12.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,772 / 679 / 791 (+ 48 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

25.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 16.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified25.9% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational16.7% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below49.3% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce19.6%
  • Health19%
  • Society and culture12.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.8%
  • Education9.9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services6.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$60,452

65th percentile in NSW · +3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,944

54th percentile in NSW · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

43rd percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,276

48th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

14th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2650 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
38,014
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,776
Median net rent
$354
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,231
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
-2%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

14.3% speak a language other than English at home; 17.5% born overseas

Language at home
5,797 English only · 969 other
Non-English at home
14.3%
Born overseas
1,184 (17.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
289 (4%)
Australian citizens
5,937
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
27

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi40 · 11.8%
  • Nepali33 · 9.8%
  • Mandarin29 · 8.6%
  • Vietnamese22 · 6.5%
  • Arabic19 · 5.6%
  • Urdu19 · 5.6%
  • Malayalam18 · 5.3%
  • Hindi17 · 5%

Religion

52.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 52.2%, while 31.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion31.5%32.8%
Christianity52.2%47.6%
Hinduism2.3%3.4%
Other / not stated14.1%16.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic26.9%22.4%
Anglican13.6%11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed3.7%1.9%
Uniting Church2.8%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2650, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
789
Against the person
196
Against property
297
Rate per 1,000 residents
119.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 37 residents
State crime-rate percentile
84.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+1.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
208
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
31.5

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions102
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault46
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment69
  • Malicious Damage To Property71
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault45

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
1,017.5
Median ICSEA percentile
55th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
7
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Wagga Wagga Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1008 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 440 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 166 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • South Wagga Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 266 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Kildare Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1028 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 972 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • The Bidgee SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 896 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 48 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Wagga Wagga High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 960 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 818 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Ashmont PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kooringal HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mt Austin HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mt Austin PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nth Wagga PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Sth Wagga PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Sturt PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Turvey Park PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wagga Wagga HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Wagga Wagga PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • KU Koala Preschoolkindergarten
  • Milestones Early Learning Wagga Waggakindergarten
  • Saint Luke’s Preschoolkindergarten
  • Shaw Street Children’s Centrekindergarten
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

114 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Edward St Opp Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
  • Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Edward St
  • Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Edward St
  • Wagga Wagga Marketplace, Baylis St
  • Wagga Wagga Station, Coach Bay 1

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

612 mapped amenities

8 restaurants · 10 cafes · 6 pubs · 4 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 6 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 31 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 11 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 114 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 9 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 119 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.39
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
4.31
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.5
Food & drink(31)
  • Bakery
  • Cafe
  • Cafe CosmoCafe
  • Gloria Jean'sCafe
  • Haran's PatisserieCafe
  • Oliver BrownCafe

    135 Baylis Street

  • Scribbles CafeCafe
  • The Atrium CafeCafe
  • The Blessed BeanCafe
  • Trail Street Coffee HouseCafe
  • Uneke LoungeCafe

    140 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

  • KFCFast food

    Fitzmaurice Street

  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Pizza HutFast food

    19 Baylis Street

  • Red RoosterFast food
  • SchnitzFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Duke of Kent HotelPub
  • Home Tavern HotelPub
  • Sportmans BarPub
  • Union HotelPub
  • Victoria HotelPub

    55 Baylis Street

  • William Farrer HotelPub
  • Bahn ThaiRestaurant

    73 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Bridge Tavern & SteakhouseRestaurant
  • Cafe SonderRestaurant
  • Guiseppe's Restaurant & BarRestaurant

    31 Kincaid Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Indian TavernRestaurant
  • Restaurant

    70 Morgan Street

  • Restaurant (2)
Shopping(18)
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • Convenience store
  • FoodaryConvenience store
  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store
  • Thorne Street CafeConvenience store
  • Big WDepartment store
  • Harris ScarfeDepartment store

    92-96 Baylis Street

  • KmartDepartment store
  • MyerDepartment store
  • Hardware store
  • Sturt MallShopping centre
  • Wagga Wagga MarketplaceShopping centre
  • AldiSupermarket

    11 Berry Street

  • ColesSupermarket
  • Supermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(14)
  • ATM
  • Commonwealth BankATM
  • NABATM
  • Bendigo BankBank
  • Commonwealth BankBank
  • Commonwealth BankBank

    43 Fitzmaurice Street

  • NRMAEV charging
  • AmpolPetrol station
  • BPPetrol station
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station
  • Pearl Energy Wagga WaggaPetrol station

    17-19 Forsyth Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Petrol station
  • SwiftPetrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(10)
  • Community centre
  • KU Koala PreschoolKindergarten
  • Milestones Early Learning Wagga WaggaKindergarten
  • Saint Luke’s PreschoolKindergarten
  • Shaw Street Children’s CentreKindergarten
  • Wagga Wagga City LibraryLibrary
  • South Wagga Public SchoolSchool

    140 Edward Street, Wagga Wagga

  • St Joseph's Primary SchoolSchool
  • Wagga Wagga Public SchoolSchool

    Wagga Wagga

  • Wagga Wagga Civic CentreTownhall
Health & services(17)
  • Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal CorporationClinic
  • Wagga Wagga Specialist Medical CentreClinic
  • OSO CentreDentist

    Unit 6 325

  • Calvary Riverina HospitalHospital
  • Calvary Riverina SurgicentreHospital

    329 Edward Street

  • Wagga Wagga Base HospitalHospital
  • Capital NeurosurgeryMedical clinic
  • Dr Mary Freeman M.B.BS (NSW) FRACPMedical clinic

    Unit 7 325

  • Medical CentreMedical clinic
  • Reproductive Medicine WaggaMedical clinic

    Unit 11 325

  • Riverina Hand TherapyMedical clinic

    Unit 19 325 Edward Street

  • Riverina Respiratory & Sleep CentreMedical clinic

    3 325

  • South West Breast and Endocrine SurgeonsMedical clinic

    Unit 5 325

  • Sydney Sleep ServicesMedical clinic

    Unit 1 325

  • The Rural Lung UnitMedical clinic

    Unit 12 325

  • Cincotta Discount ChemistPharmacy
  • Berry St Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(154)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach (2)
  • Ashmont BikewayCycling route
  • Best StreetCycling route
  • Flowerdale BikewayCycling route
  • Morgan StreetCycling route
  • Peter StreetCycling route
  • Travers Street Shared PathCycling route
  • University Cycle RouteCycling route
  • Wiradjuri TrailCycling route
  • Wiradjuri Walking TrackCycling route
  • Narrung Street Dog Off Leash AreaDog park
  • Fitness station
  • Wagga Wagga Par 3 & Driving RangeGolf course
  • Nature reserve
  • Wiradjuri ReserveNature reserve
  • Belling ParkPark
  • Collins ParkPark
  • Cox ParkPark
  • Hardy Avenue ParkPark
  • Park (6)
  • Simmons Street ParkPark
  • Surveyor Townsend ParkPark
  • Tennyson ParkPark
  • Tony Ireland ParkPark
  • Vestey Street ParkPark
  • Wagga Wagga Civic PrecinctPark
  • Wollundry LagoonPark
  • RiversidePicnic area
  • Playground (10)
  • Riverside Adventure PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Murrumbidgee Turf ClubSports centre
  • Oasis Regional Aquatic CentreSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Wagga Wagga Cricket GroundSports field
  • Swimming pool (102)
Wineries & breweries(1)
  • Thirsty Crow BreweryBrewery

    153 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

Places to stay(13)
  • Ambassador Motor InnHotel
  • Carlyle Suites & ApartmentsHotel
  • Mantra Pavilion HotelHotel
  • Romanos HotelHotel
  • The AstorHotel
  • Townhouse HotelHotel
  • Centrepoint MotelMotel
  • Club MotelMotel

    73 Morgan Street

  • Heritage Motor InnMotel
  • Prince of Wales MotelMotel
  • Quest Wagga WaggaMotel
  • The Boulevarde Motor InnMotel

    305 Edward Street

  • The Lawson Motor InnMotel

    117-121 Tarcutta Street

Entertainment(4)
  • Forum 6 CinemasCinema
  • Museum
  • Museum Of The RiverinaMuseum
  • Wagga Wagga Civic TheatreTheatre
Transport(35)

35 bus stops

Other(84)
  • 150 Years In The Making (Wagga Gold Cup)Artwork
  • Event on the Riverbank Towards the End of the Twentieth CenturyArtwork
  • Habitat PoleArtwork
  • Life BalanceArtwork
  • National Art Glass GalleryArtwork
  • Reading The NewsArtwork
  • Wagga Wagga Art GalleryArtwork
  • Where Lost History Buried SleepsArtwork
  • Wiradjuri Ceramic MuralArtwork
  • Wollundry Glass SculptureArtwork
  • Bidgee Strawberries and CreamAttraction
  • Historic Flood MarkerAttraction
  • Scorpion M113 tankAttraction
  • Warship gunAttraction
  • Baby BuntingBaby Goods
  • Boutique Beauty by ChloeBeauty salon
  • Circa 1929Beauty salon
  • Bench (31)
  • Bicycle
  • Kidsons CyclesBicycle

    105 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Wagga Wagga City CouncilBicycle Parking
  • Supercheap AutoCar Parts

    43-45 Berry Street

  • Car repair
  • Best & LessClothes
  • GazmanClothes
  • LowesClothes
  • WitcheryClothes
  • Wagga Wagga District CourtCourthouse
  • Knight's DeliDeli

    183 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

  • JB Hi-FiElectronics
  • LincraftFabric
  • Wagga Wagga Fire StationFire station

    36-38 The Esplanade, Wagga Wagga

  • Chisholm FountainFountain
  • Fountain (2)
  • Jolly Swagman StatueFountain
  • Demonstration Gardens Wagga WaggaGarden
  • Garden of Peace RosesGarden
  • Sunken GardenGarden
  • Elm AvenueHairdresser
  • Wagga Wagga Visitor Information Centre (Relocated)Information

    183 Tarcutta Street

  • Nugent and Andrea JewellersJewelry
  • Imaging AssociatesLaboratory

    Unit 15 325

  • Lounger
  • Optician
  • SpecsaversOptician
  • KathmanduOutdoor
  • Outdoor Seating (7)
  • ABC RiverinaParking
  • Berry Street CarparkParking
  • Commercial ClubParking
  • KFC ParkingParking
  • Mantra Pavillion HotelParking
  • Myer Car ParkParking
  • Parking (87)
  • Sturt Mall CarparkParking
  • Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Multi-Storey Car ParkParking
  • Wagga Wagga MarketplaceParking
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Parking Space (79)
  • Cash ConvertersPawnbroker
  • Picnic Table (12)
  • Place of worship
  • St Michaels CathedralPlace of worship
  • The Promise CentrePlace of worship
  • Wesley Uniting ChurchPlace of worship

    17-21 Johnston Street

  • Wagga Wagga Police StationPolice

    219 Tarcutta Street

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Recycling
  • Return and EarnRecycling
  • Calvary Riverina Drug and Alcohol CentreRehabilitation
  • Laverty PathologySample Collection

    Unit 5A 325

  • Busabout WaggaShelter
  • Shelter (7)
  • Abbeyfield House Wagga WaggaSocial Facility
  • Gumleigh Gardens HostelSocial Facility
  • Mary Potter Nursing HomeSocial Facility
  • ABC RiverinaStudio

    100 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

  • Forsyth Street RankTaxi
  • Gurwood Street RankTaxi
  • Taxi (2)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • The Reject ShopVariety Store
  • Waste Basket (10)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • South Wagga Tennis Club

    Tennis

  • Wagga Tigers Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Wagga Wagga Croquet Club

    Croquet

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

14 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Belling ParkPark
  • Bolton ParkPark
  • Collins ParkPark
  • Cox ParkPark
  • Hardy Avenue ParkPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve
  • Simmons Street ParkPark
  • Surveyor Townsend ParkPark
  • Tennyson ParkPark
  • Tony Ireland ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
7.4%
Woodland / forest cover
4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
29
Parks (OSM)
18
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship
  • St Michaels Cathedral
  • The Promise Centre
  • Wesley Uniting Church

    17-21 Johnston Street

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
20
Nearest hospital
Calvary Riverina Surgicentre (1.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
11
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 11
Aged-care services
18
Residential aged-care places
124

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Calvary Riverina Drug and Alcohol CentreRehabilitation
  • Calvary Riverina HospitalHospital
  • Calvary Riverina SurgicentreEdward StreetHospital
  • Capital NeurosurgeryGP
  • Cincotta Discount ChemistPharmacy
  • Dr Mary Freeman M.B.BS (NSW) FRACPGP
  • Imaging AssociatesLaboratory
  • Laverty PathologySample_Collection
  • Medical CentreGP
  • Murrumbidgee LHD Transitional Aged Care ProgramWAGGA WAGGATransition Care
Aged-care services
  • Australian Unity Community Service RiverinaWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - HumeWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - Loddon MalleeWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - Riverina/MurrayWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Catholic Community Services Riverina Murray - CACPWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Catholic Community Services Riverina/MurrayWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Gumleigh Gardens HostelWAGGA WAGGAResidential
  • Home Services MurrumbidgeeWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Home at HeartWAGGA WAGGAHome Care
  • Mary Potter Nursing HomeWAGGA WAGGAResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
257
Participants per 1,000 residents
38.9

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 (12%)

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· 80 proposals
  • September 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    120 DOCKER STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    37 EVANS STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Car park
    199 Morgan Street Wagga Wagga 2651Additional Information Requested
  • Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    56 THORNE STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Subdivision
    16 DARLOW STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Group home
    153 DOCKER STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Pub; Temporary building, structure or use
    107 KINCAID STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    84 CRAMPTON STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    87 BAYLIS STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Small bar; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Hours of operation and trading
    68 BAYLIS STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    187 GURWOOD STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • August 2026

  • Restaurant or cafe; Footpaths - outdoor dining; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink
    182B BAYLIS STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Subdivision
    1 FLINDERS STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise
    34 TRAIL STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport
    115 BECKWITH STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    98 BEST STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    20 BEST STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Signage; Advertising and signage; Business identification sign
    22-26 DOBNEY AVENUE WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink; Hours of operation and trading
    184 EDWARD STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • July 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    4 SUMMONS WAY WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6 SALMON STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    125 DOCKER STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Hospital
    26-36 HARDY AVENUE WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    47 MEURANT AVENUE WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Shade structures of canvas, fabric, mesh or the like
    38 TRAIL STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Resource recovery facility; Waste or resource management facility
    6 CHESHIRE STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    103 TRAIL STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Attached dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    1 SUMMONS WAY WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650Determined
  • Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    184 FORSYTH STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Commercial development; Erection of a new structure; Car park
    199 MORGAN STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Minor building alterations (internal)
    51 GURWOOD STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Swimming pool
    85 JOHNSTON STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    89 FOX STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Withdrawn
  • Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Vehicle repair station
    17 SAXON STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    157 GURWOOD STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    75 KINCAID STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    290 KINCAID STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined
  • Demolition; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Wholesale supplies; Centre-based child care; Take away food and drink; Light industry; Hours of operation and trading
    9 PEARSON STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    121 BEST STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    15 ALBURY STREET WAGGA WAGGA 2650Determined

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Allow extra travel time. Use diversions. Follow directions on site. <strong>Gears &amp; Beers Festival and associated bike event</strong><ul><li>Baylis street will be closed between Morrow and Johnston Street between 5:30am - 4:00pm</li><li>Morrow Street will be closed between between Peter Street and O&#39;Reilly Street between 5:30am - 6:00pm </li></ul>Traffic controllers will be on site to direct motorists.Morrow Street, Baylis Street15 Sep 2026 – 04 Oct 2026
  • Use an alternative route. Allow extra travel time. Plan your journey. Removal and replacement of bridge structure and approaches. Edmondson St closed between Edward St and Erin St.Edmondson Street, Sturt Highway (Edward St)24 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2027

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Wagga Wagga Railway Station and yard groupMain Southern railway Wagga WaggaSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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 4.3 km away).

Coalition 53.9%Labor 46.1%

8.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Wagga WaggaLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Wagga Wagga SouthLabor 44.8% · Coalition 55.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Wagga Wagga NorthLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Turvey ParkLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • AshmontLabor 51.4% · Coalition 48.6% TPP (2025)3.3 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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