NSW · Wagga Wagga Council

Wallacetown, 2650

Est. population · Jun 2025

5

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

36

Median income

$0/wk

Employment rate

0%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$700,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$540/wk
    What Wallacetown is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Wagga Wagga Council, Wallacetown keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life.

    Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

    Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.

    At a glance

    Wallacetown 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)

    5

    0.0% annual growth

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    97th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Pop. growth

    36th

    percentile in NSW

    Advantage (IRSAD)

    10/10

    national SEIFA decile

    Population growth

    Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

    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

    5(June 2025)

    0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 36th percentile in NSW

    Growth figures & methodology
    Annual growth
    0.0%
    5-year growth
    0.0%
    Change in 1 year
    0
    Change in 5 years
    0
    Growth rank in NSW
    36th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    5
    Median age
    36
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 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)
    1
    Against the person
    0
    Against property
    0
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    200
    State safety percentile
    97.1th (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

    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

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Junee Multi-Purpose Service (15.6 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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° / 14°
    Rainfall
    159 mm · ~20 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    23° / 9°
    Rainfall
    170 mm · ~21 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    14° / 2°
    Rainfall
    225 mm · ~28 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 7°
    Rainfall
    210 mm · ~26 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    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 19.8 km away).

    Coalition 59.8%Labor 40.2%

    2.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -0.1 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • Charles SturtLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)14.5 km away
    • JuneeLabor 36.5% · Coalition 63.5% TPP (2025)15.1 km away
    • EstellaLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)15.2 km away
    • Wagga Wagga NorthLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)16.0 km away
    • Wagga WaggaLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)17.3 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)
    10/10
    IRSD decile (2021)
    10/10

    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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