NSW · Wingecarribee Council

Wattle Ridge, 2575

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,060,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$680/wk
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Wattle Ridge is known for: Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Wattle Ridge is a semi-rural locality near Sydney, in Wingecarribee Council.

Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 83% below the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Trade-offs centre on household incomes and limited walkability, with household incomes 53% below the peer median.

Household incomes are the most material weakness.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in New South Wales (189)

Strengths

  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes are a relative weakness
  • Getting around on foot is harder than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Wattle Ridge compares

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

Median house price

$1.06M

+13% change

Median rent

$680/wk

Houses $750 · Units $520

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

14th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$520
Houses (January to March 2026)
$750
All types (January to March 2026)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
97
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,060,000
Median price change
+13.4%

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

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$900
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Employment rate
100%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,154

57th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,093

51st percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

38th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$79,995

64th percentile in NSW · +26% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

68th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2575 — 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
11,178
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,468
Median net rent
$748
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,331
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
+14%
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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 2575, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
21
Against the person
6
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.4
State crime-rate percentile
13.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-15.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.69

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Fraud2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Malicious Damage To Property2
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

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

School list
School catchments
  • Bowral HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Buxton PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Colo Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hill Top PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mittagong PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Picton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_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

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Bargo State Conservation AreaNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Emmetts FlatCampground

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Southern Highlands Private Hospital (22.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
11
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.5

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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
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
Whitlam
Member of Parliament
Carol BERRY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,093
Turnout (2025)
93.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.8%Labor 56.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 22.4 km away).

Coalition 51.5%Labor 48.5%

7.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Hill TopLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • Colo ValeLabor 48.6% · Coalition 51.4% TPP (2025)14.0 km away
  • YerrinboolLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)14.3 km away
  • MittagongLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)18.1 km away
  • WelbyLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)18.3 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

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