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NSW · Hilltops Council
Wyangala, 2808
Est. population · Jun 2025
185
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.8%
Median age
57
Median income
$1,034/wk
Employment rate
36.5%
Languages at home
3.1%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Wyangala is a regional smaller community in Hilltops Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Sydney. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Wyangala snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
185
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
36.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#571
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
52nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
51st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 22.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6565th in Australia
- State rank
- 2090th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #571 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #1011 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
185(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +2.8% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +2.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +5
- Growth rank in NSW
- 51th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 216
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $1,034
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 55 of 150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 36.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 91 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 13
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 70.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 108 residents
- State safety percentile
- 52.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -18.5%
Most common offence types
- Arson3
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order2
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
- Motor Vehicle Theft1
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences2
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
30 public transport stops in this suburb
- 16 Trout Farm Rd
- 18 Darbys Falls Rd
- 185 Trout Farm Rd
- Darbys Falls Rd At Tarrants Gap Rd
- Wurabinda Rd At Wyangala Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 30 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.63
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Dissipator ParkPark
- Picnic area
Entertainment(2)
- Viewpoint (2)
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(13)
- Bbq (3)
- Spot-OnGas
- Wyangala Holiday CottageGuest House
173 Waugoola Road, Wyangala
- Wyangala Waters Holiday HouseGuest House
77 Waugoola Road, Wyangala
- Dissipator ParkParking
- Parking
- Picnic Table (4)
- St Vincent's Church HallPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Dissipator ParkPublic toilets
- Shelter (3)
- Sheds to RentStorage Rental
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dissipator ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Vincent's Church Hall
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Cowra Health Service (28.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 5
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.0
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 28° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 191 mm · ~24 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 164 mm · ~20 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 216 mm · ~27 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 226 mm · ~28 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
July 2026
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure72 SPRINGVALE ROAD WYANGALA 2808Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool389 MOUNT MCDONALD ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
2025· 2 proposals
July 2025
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure99 FLANNERYS ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
- Subdivision72 SPRINGVALE ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
2024· 6 proposals
October 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia1299 TARRANTS GAP ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Infrastructure72 SPRINGVALE ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
- Subdivision148 MOUNT DARLING ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
June 2024
- Subdivision1580 TARRANTS GAP ROAD WYANGALA 2808Withdrawn
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure400 MOUNT MCDONALD ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
January 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure72 SPRINGVALE ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
2023· 2 proposals
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 SPRINGVALE ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development5 WAUGOOLA ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
2022· 7 proposals
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development42 WAUGOOLA ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
- Subdivision of land2281 TARRANTS GAP ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
June 2022
- DwellingTARRANTS GAP ROAD WYANGALA 2808Withdrawn
May 2022
- Dwelling42 WAUGOOLA ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
March 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spacesSixth Avenue Wyangala NSW 2808Determined
February 2022
- Other2997 DARBYS FALLS ROAD WYANGALA 2808Determined
January 2022
- Farm buildingslot 206 Reg Hailstone WayDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Riverina
- Member of Parliament
- Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,537
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.9 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 44.3 km away).
Coalition 69.6%Labor 30.4%
7.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Morongla CreekLabor 14.3% · Coalition 85.7% TPP (2025)19.9 km away
- BiggaLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)23.3 km away
- WoodstockLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)27.2 km away
- CowraLabor 41.3% · Coalition 58.7% TPP (2025)27.3 km away
- Cowra WestLabor 28.4% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)28.3 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Hilltops Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.