NSW · Junee Council

Wantiool, 2663

Est. population · Jun 2025

49

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,375/wk

Employment rate

63.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$497,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Wantiool is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

Wantiool offers a slower smaller community life in Junee Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. It is a long way from Sydney, so life orients around regional towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day.

Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.

At a glance

Wantiool snapshot

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

Median house price

$497k

+8.2% change

Median rent

$398/wk

Population (ERP)

49

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

43rd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

37th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

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

Houses (January to March 2026)
$420
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
32
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$497,000
Median price change
+8.2%

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

49(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 37th 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
37th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
49
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 21
Median monthly mortgage
$2,692
Employment rate
63.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
16 / 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)
3
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
61.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 49 residents
State safety percentile
42.9th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order26
  • Breach Bail Conditions26
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault27
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment30
  • Malicious Damage To Property38

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

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 597 Wantiool Rd
  • 92 Brabins Rd
  • Brabins Rd After Gundagai Rd
  • Brabins Rd Before Gundagai Rd
  • Wantiool Rd Opp 597

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Junee Medical Centre (8.8 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)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
40.8

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° / 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

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

2 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal
  • September 2022

  • Dwelling
    WANTIOOL ROAD WANTIOOL 2663Determined
2021· 1 proposal
  • July 2021

  • Dwelling
    104 MEES LANE WANTIOOL 2663Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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 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 35.2 km away).

Coalition 70.5%Labor 29.5%

7.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • JuneeLabor 36.5% · Coalition 63.5% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
  • IllaboLabor 12.2% · Coalition 87.8% TPP (2025)10.4 km away
  • MarrarLabor 25.3% · Coalition 74.7% TPP (2025)28.8 km away
  • NangusLabor 28.0% · Coalition 72.0% TPP (2025)28.8 km away
  • Charles SturtLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)34.5 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)
8/10
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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