NSW · Lithgow Council

Wirraba, 2849

    What Wirraba is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Wirraba offers a slower smaller community life in Lithgow Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from the metro area around Sydney is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. The community skews younger.

    Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

    A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

    At a glance

    Wirraba snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 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.

    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.

    Family & Lifestyle

    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
    Lithgow Private Hospital (55.5 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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
    27° / 15°
    Rainfall
    221 mm · ~28 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 9°
    Rainfall
    163 mm · ~20 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    14° / 3°
    Rainfall
    130 mm · ~16 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 8°
    Rainfall
    183 mm · ~23 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    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
    Calare
    Member of Parliament
    Andrew GEE (Independent)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    124,664
    Turnout (2025)
    92.7%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +3.2 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 54.6 km away).

    Coalition 56.8%Labor 43.2%

    5.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +6.5 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • CaperteeLabor 29.9% · Coalition 70.1% TPP (2025)49.9 km away
    • Cullen BullenLabor 44.1% · Coalition 55.9% TPP (2025)50.0 km away
    • Lithgow Oakey ParkLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)50.1 km away
    • Lithgow CentralLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)52.9 km away
    • Lithgow HermitageLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)53.2 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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