Council area

Wagga Wagga, NSW

Wagga Wagga had a population of 67,609 at the 2021 Census (+8.4% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $1,638. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Wagga Wagga at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wagga Wagga's population grew by 8.4% to 67,609, in step with New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 35.0, it is younger than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 13.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.7%.

33.2% of households rent, close to the NSW average of 33.1%. 29.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 9.2% of homes (21.8% across New South Wales). The 2021 Census counted 24,776 households.

The median household earns $1,638 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,517 a month.

12.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 9.7% use a language other than English at home. 34.0% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wagga Wagga beside NSW and Australia.

Wagga WaggaNSWAustralia
Population67,6098,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+8.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age35.039.038.0
Households24,7762,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments9.2%21.8%14.3%
Renting33.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright29.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,638$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$300$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,517$2,167$1,863
Born overseas12.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home9.7%28.2%23.6%
No religion34.0%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+8.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 59,4582011
  2. 62,3852016
  3. 67,6092021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Wagga Wagga New South Wales
0–913.5%
10–1913.7%
20–2915.0%
30–3913.5%
40–4911.2%
50–5911.0%
60–6910.4%
70–797.2%
80+4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wagga Wagga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.6%
  2. English42.0%
  3. Irish13.7%
  4. Scottish11.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam0.9%
  2. Mandarin0.6%
  3. Arabic0.5%
  4. Punjabi0.4%
  5. Filipino0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India1.6%
  2. Iraq1.3%
  3. England1.3%
  4. New Zealand0.7%
  5. the Philippines0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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