Suburb in Wagga Wagga

East Wagga Wagga, NSW

East Wagga Wagga had a population of 213 at the 2021 Census (−10.1% since 2016). Median age 38.1. Median weekly household income $1,432. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

East Wagga Wagga at a glance

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

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, East Wagga Wagga's population shrank by 10.1% to 213, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). Its median age of 38.1 is close to the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 8.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.6%.

39.0% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 28.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 86 households.

The median household earns $1,432 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,286 a month.

11.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.5% use a language other than English at home. 29.9% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, East Wagga Wagga beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureEast Wagga WaggaNSWAustralia
Population2138,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.1%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age38.138.438.2
Households862,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting39.0%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright28.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,432$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$300$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,286$2,142$1,866
Born overseas11.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion29.9%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

−10.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2532011
  2. 2372016
  3. 2132021

Age

Median age 38.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

East Wagga Wagga New South Wales
Share of people by age, East Wagga Wagga and New South Wales
0–98.5%
10–1911.3%
20–2914.6%
30–3912.2%
40–498.5%
50–599.4%
60–6919.2%
70–794.2%
80+1.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in East Wagga Wagga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.2%
  2. Australian45.8%
  3. Scottish16.7%
  4. German6.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.5%

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

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