NSW · Liverpool Council
Wattle Grove (NSW), NSW, 2173
Desirability index
#95 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Wattle Grove (NSW) is a mid-sized suburb in the Liverpool area, home to around 8,886 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 300 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-15%), roughly 33.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 8,886
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,459
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 74 of 2,895
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 67%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 205 / 65 / 7
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.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $760
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 80
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 300
- Against the person
- 103
- Against property
- 132
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 86 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -15%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault32
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment38
- Malicious Damage To Property58
- Steal From Motor Vehicle19
- Transport Regulatory Offences15
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,083.5
- St Mark's Coptic Orthodox CollegeCombined
- Wattle Grove 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
94 public transport stops in this suburb
- Delfin Dr After Anzac Rd
- Delfin Dr After Wombeyan Ct
- Delfin Dr Before Anzac Rd
- Delfin Dr Before Wombeyan Ct
- Delfin Dr Opp Orara Park
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).
55 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 TOMAGO COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Carport27 IMPLEXA COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Additional Information Requested
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 CASSINIA COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
September 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah8 KIRKHAM MEWS WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 ANZAC MEWS WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision6 COOMA COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 ELLESMERE COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 KINROSS COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure25 TODD COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision9 ELLERSTON COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure30 BRIDGES AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure13 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 LARRA COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
July 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 ELLESMERE COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Withdrawn
June 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure30 BRIDGES AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure12 WOOLMERS COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
March 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)20A ANZAC MEWS WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation8 SOMERSET COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool7 SOMERCOTES COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
January 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)20A ANZAC MEWS WATTLE GROVE 2173Withdrawn
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 BEDERVALE COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Subdivision13 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26 BRIDGES AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling26 BRIDGES AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
March 2023
- Semi-attached dwelling; Subdivision of land33 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
2022· 13 proposals
November 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing3 CLARENDON COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Semi-attached dwelling; Subdivision of land33 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
October 2022
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development8 GRACEMERE COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Withdrawn
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development12 SOMERCOTES COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land3 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing5 COLLIE COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
July 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development19 DELFIN DRIVE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
June 2022
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land; Garages, carports and car parking spaces13 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Withdrawn
April 2022
- Dwelling25 BRICKENDON COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Semi-attached dwelling; Subdivision of land33 BIRDWOOD AVENUE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
February 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development12 SOMERCOTES COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Subdivision of land28 WATTLE GROVE DRIVE WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
January 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing35 WOMBEYAN COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
2021· 15 proposals
December 2021
- Other2 OATLANDS COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
- Dwelling4 CONTINUA COURT WATTLE GROVE 2173Determined
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. 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; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
66 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (11)
- Australis Av after Conroy RdBus stop
- Australis Av at Claremont CtBus stop
- Australis Av before Cassinia CctBus stop
- Australis Av before Hyde Park CtBus stop
- Australis Av opp Australis ParkBus stop
- Australis Av opp Cassinia CctBus stop
- Australis Av opp Claremont CtBus stop
- Australis Park, Australis AvBus stop
- Corryton Park, Wattle Grove DrBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Australis ParkPark
- Beddington Court ReservePark
- Corryton ParkPark
- Daintree ParkPark
- Damour ParkPark
- Federation SquarePark
- Gracemere ParkPark
- John Edmondson VC Memorial ParkPark
- Lakeside ParkPark
- Orara ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 86.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #95 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Delfin Dr After Anzac Rdtransport
- Delfin Dr After Wombeyan Cttransport
- Delfin Dr Before Anzac Rdtransport
- Delfin Dr Before Wombeyan Cttransport
- Delfin Dr Opp Orara Parktransport
- Australis Parkgovernmentpark
- Beddington Court Reservegovernmentpark
- Corryton Parkgovernmentpark
- Daintree Parkgovernmentpark
- Damour Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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