NSW · Gwydir Council
Warialda, NSW, 2402
Desirability index
54.3/100
How this score is calculated#427 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Warialda is a small locality in the Gwydir area, home to around 1,480 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 157 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 106.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,480
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $964
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 70 of 661
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Employment rate
- 44.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 47 / 11 / 10
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 157
- Against the person
- 74
- Against property
- 35
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 106.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 20 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -12.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order18
- Breach Bail Conditions13
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment26
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault16
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 900
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary
- Warialda High SchoolSecondary
- Warialda Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
139 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1462 Oregon Rd
- 2216 Oregon Rd
- 3260 Gragin Rd
- Gragin Rd At Fairford Rd
- Gragin Rd At Tolga Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
94 planning-related records
2026· 10 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure71 HOPE STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)200 WARIALDA ROAD WARIALDA 2402Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation17 LONG STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support119 LONG STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space15 PLUNKETT STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure86 MARKET STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Erection of a new structure8 GEDDES LANE WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Intensive livestock agriculture; FeedlotNORTH STAR ROAD WARIALDA 2402Additional Information Requested
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation221 FAIRFORD ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Erection of a new structure8 GEDDES LANE WARIALDA 2402Determined
2025· 15 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure40 TOOLIMBAH ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking spaceBURUNDAH DRIVE WARIALDA 2402Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking spaceBURUNDAH DRIVE WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure40 TOOLIMBAH ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- 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; Dual occupancy (detached); Garage, carport or carparking space60 GEDDES STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)200 WARIALDA ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3337 GRAGIN ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space72 HIGH STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
June 2025
- Subdivision1205 KURRAJONG HILLS ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureFAIRFORD ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport66 HIGH STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia7 INVERELL ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah27 GEDDES STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
January 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space7 INVERELL ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Subdivision3328/-/DP1225478Determined
2024· 18 proposals
November 2024
- Subdivision1462 OREGON ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space7 INVERELL ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
October 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Infrastructure36 HOPE STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure32 PLUNKETT STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Shop32 PLUNKETT STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5/J/DP2657Determined
June 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1 Poverty Flat Lane, WARIALDA NSW 2402Determined
- Subdivision1246 MOSQUITO CREEK ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureGWYDIR HIGHWAY WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Subdivision135 BURUNDAH DRIVE WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia584 OREGON ROAD WARIALDA 2402Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah30 HOPE STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure152 LONG STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space134 LONG STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space12 LONG STREET WARIALDA 2402Determined
2023· 18 proposals
18 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Captain Cook ParkPark
- Heritage ParkPark
- Rotary ParkPark
- Warialda All Abilities ParkPark
- Warialda Town SquarePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Mandy Bowmanalternative
- Warialda Medical CentreHope Streetcentre
- Warialda Multi-Purpose ServiceLong Streethospital
- Warialda PharmacyHope Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Warialda PreeschoolQueen Streetkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 54.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #427 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 1462 Oregon Rdtransport
- 2216 Oregon Rdtransport
- 3260 Gragin Rdtransport
- Gragin Rd At Fairford Rdtransport
- Gragin Rd At Tolga Rdtransport
- Warialda PreeschoolchildcareQueen Streetkindergarten
- Mandy Bowmanhealthalternative
- Warialda Medical CentrehealthHope Streetcentre
- Warialda Multi-Purpose ServicehealthLong Streethospital
- Warialda PharmacyhealthHope Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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