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Wean, 2382

Population

34

Growth (1 yr)

+8.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.3%

Median age

44

Median income

$1,062/wk

Employment rate

51.6%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

0%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$398,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Wean is known for: Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Wean is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Narrabri Council.

Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places. Median house prices have risen 32% year on year. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for rural localities, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places. Trade-offs centre on fewer university qualifications and thinner local amenities, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Wean suits people prioritising more affordable housing over university qualifications.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Wean compares

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

Median house price

$398k

+33% change

Median rent

$400/wk

Population (Census)

34

+8.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

38.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

93rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

100th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

100%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

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)
$430
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$398,000
Median price change
+32.5%

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

Population growth

+8.3% annual · +8.3% over 5 years · 100th percentile in NSW

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
34
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,062
Dwelling vacancy
38.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 21
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
0% / 0% / 100%
Employment rate
51.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 66.7%
Walked or cycled to work
50%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
10 / 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

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Trade / vocational18.8% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below81.2% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Food, hospitality and personal services40%
  • Engineering and related technologies30%
  • Society and culture30%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

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.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$56,958

54th percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,353

68th percentile in NSW · +5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

18th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$68,458

47th percentile in NSW · +8% 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 2382 — 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
777
Taxpayers reporting net rent
84
Median net rent
$1,788
Taxpayers reporting business income
94
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
+9%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-3%
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

Language at home
32 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
32

Religion

52.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 52.9%, while 32.4% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion32.4%32.8%
Christianity52.9%47.6%
Other / not stated14.7%19.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

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 2382, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
153.8
State crime-rate percentile
92.8th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Assault Police0
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Sexual Assault0
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences0

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
  • Boggabri PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gunnedah HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Gunnedah PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Penryn Property, Wean Rd
  • Rangari Rd After Wean Rd
  • Rangari Rd Opp Mihi Property
  • Stratford Property, Wean Rd
  • Wean Rd Opp Penryn Property

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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 (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
2.4%
Woodland / forest cover
2.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
22
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
31°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
Boggabri Multi-Purpose Service (22.2 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

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° / 17°
Rainfall
247 mm · ~31 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
138 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 4°
Rainfall
126 mm · ~16 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
24° / 11°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 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
Parkes
Member of Parliament
Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,841
Turnout (2025)
89.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 63.3 km away).

Coalition 71.2%Labor 28.8%

8.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BoggabriLabor 23.1% · Coalition 76.9% TPP (2025)22.1 km away
  • GunnedahLabor 37.2% · Coalition 62.8% TPP (2025)29.9 km away
  • Gunnedah SouthLabor 36.7% · Coalition 63.3% TPP (2025)30.8 km away
  • Baan BaaLabor 19.8% · Coalition 80.2% TPP (2025)33.3 km away
  • CarrollLabor 25.9% · Coalition 74.1% TPP (2025)34.3 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)
7/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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