Fastest growing Wagga Wagga suburbs (2016-2021)
Boorooma grew fastest in percentage terms, at +102%. It also added the most residents, 878. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Wagga Wagga suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Wagga Wagga's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Wagga Wagga suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Boorooma
NSW 2650 · 1,741 residents878 residents added · +102% · 1,741 residents in 2021
Lloyd
NSW 2650 · 1,509 residents670 residents added · +80% · 1,509 residents in 2021
Estella
NSW 2650 · 2,541 residents272 residents added · +12% · 2,541 residents in 2021
Bourkelands
NSW 2650 · 3,113 residents260 residents added · +9% · 3,113 residents in 2021
Turvey Park
NSW 2650 · 3,572 residents243 residents added · +7% · 3,572 residents in 2021
Springvale
NSW 2650 · 1,851 residents118 residents added · +7% · 1,851 residents in 2021
Tolland
NSW 2650 · 3,459 residents102 residents added · +3% · 3,459 residents in 2021
Kooringal
NSW 2650 · 7,404 residents177 residents added · +2% · 7,404 residents in 2021
Mount Austin
NSW 2650 · 4,035 residents77 residents added · +2% · 4,035 residents in 2021
Lake Albert
NSW 2650 · 6,291 residents99 residents added · +2% · 6,291 residents in 2021
Wagga Wagga
NSW 2650 · 7,198 residents93 residents added · +1% · 7,198 residents in 2021
Ashmont
NSW 2650 · 3,747 residents-81 residents added · -2% · 3,747 residents in 2021
Tatton
NSW 2650 · 2,560 residents-55 residents added · -2% · 2,560 residents in 2021
Glenfield Park
NSW 2650 · 5,078 residents-153 residents added · -3% · 5,078 residents in 2021
North Wagga Wagga
NSW 2650 · 679 residents-40 residents added · -6% · 679 residents in 2021
Ranked from 15 qualifying suburbs.
Wagga Wagga suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Boorooma
NSW 2650 · 1,741 residents878 residents added · +102% · 1,741 residents in 2021
Lloyd
NSW 2650 · 1,509 residents670 residents added · +80% · 1,509 residents in 2021
Estella
NSW 2650 · 2,541 residents272 residents added · +12% · 2,541 residents in 2021
Bourkelands
NSW 2650 · 3,113 residents260 residents added · +9% · 3,113 residents in 2021
Turvey Park
NSW 2650 · 3,572 residents243 residents added · +7% · 3,572 residents in 2021
Kooringal
NSW 2650 · 7,404 residents177 residents added · +2% · 7,404 residents in 2021
Springvale
NSW 2650 · 1,851 residents118 residents added · +7% · 1,851 residents in 2021
Tolland
NSW 2650 · 3,459 residents102 residents added · +3% · 3,459 residents in 2021
Lake Albert
NSW 2650 · 6,291 residents99 residents added · +2% · 6,291 residents in 2021
Wagga Wagga
NSW 2650 · 7,198 residents93 residents added · +1% · 7,198 residents in 2021
Mount Austin
NSW 2650 · 4,035 residents77 residents added · +2% · 4,035 residents in 2021
North Wagga Wagga
NSW 2650 · 679 residents-40 residents added · -6% · 679 residents in 2021
Tatton
NSW 2650 · 2,560 residents-55 residents added · -2% · 2,560 residents in 2021
Ashmont
NSW 2650 · 3,747 residents-81 residents added · -2% · 3,747 residents in 2021
Glenfield Park
NSW 2650 · 5,078 residents-153 residents added · -3% · 5,078 residents in 2021
Ranked from 15 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Wagga Wagga's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Wagga Wagga suburbs (2016-2021)?
Boorooma grew fastest in percentage terms, at +102%. It also added the most residents, 878. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Wagga Wagga with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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