East Wagga Wagga vs North Wagga Wagga

East Wagga Wagga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in North Wagga Wagga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in East Wagga Wagga: a median of $842,000, against $538,000 in North Wagga Wagga. On these figures, North Wagga Wagga tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

North Wagga Wagga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($537,500 vs $842,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Wagga Wagga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 20%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • East Wagga Wagga sits closer to the CBD (453 km vs 456.2 km)
  • North Wagga Wagga is more walkable (43/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Wagga Wagga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

East Wagga Wagga and North Wagga Wagga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Walkability 31 / 43
East Wagga Wagga — Walkability: 31/100 North Wagga Wagga — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 1 / 6
East Wagga Wagga — Safety: 1/100 North Wagga Wagga — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
East Wagga Wagga — Low fire risk: 71/100 North Wagga Wagga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Wagga Wagga has more residents (679 vs 213); North Wagga Wagga skews older (44 vs 40).

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Population 213 679
+219% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% -5.7%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $75,504/yr $77,688/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+3% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
0-4 3.8% / 3.8%
East Wagga Wagga — 0-4: 3.8% North Wagga Wagga — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 11.3% / 11.6%
East Wagga Wagga — 5-14: 11.3% North Wagga Wagga — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.6% / 9.1%
East Wagga Wagga — 15-19: 6.6% North Wagga Wagga — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 8.9% / 7.8%
East Wagga Wagga — 20-24: 8.9% North Wagga Wagga — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 8.9% / 7.2%
East Wagga Wagga — 25-34: 8.9% North Wagga Wagga — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.7% / 10.9%
East Wagga Wagga — 35-44: 12.7% North Wagga Wagga — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 11.3% / 13.1%
East Wagga Wagga — 45-54: 11.3% North Wagga Wagga — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 18.3% / 17.5%
East Wagga Wagga — 55-64: 18.3% North Wagga Wagga — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 10.3% / 9.6%
East Wagga Wagga — 65-74: 10.3% North Wagga Wagga — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.2% / 6.6%
East Wagga Wagga — 75-84: 4.2% North Wagga Wagga — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.9% / 1.2%
East Wagga Wagga — 85+: 1.9% North Wagga Wagga — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Wagga Wagga 37.8% lone person
East Wagga Wagga — Lone Person: 37.8% East Wagga Wagga — Couple Families: 31.1% East Wagga Wagga — One Parent Families: 18.9% East Wagga Wagga — Group Household: 12.2%
North Wagga Wagga 34.9% lone person
North Wagga Wagga — Lone Person: 34.9% North Wagga Wagga — Couple Families: 40.1% North Wagga Wagga — One Parent Families: 15.7% North Wagga Wagga — Group Household: 9.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Wagga Wagga 43.2% renting
East Wagga Wagga — Owned Outright: 31.1% East Wagga Wagga — Mortgage: 25.7% East Wagga Wagga — Renting: 43.2%
North Wagga Wagga 19.6% renting
North Wagga Wagga — Owned Outright: 44.9% North Wagga Wagga — Mortgage: 35.5% North Wagga Wagga — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
England 1.4% / 0.4%
East Wagga Wagga — England: 1.4% North Wagga Wagga — England: 0.4%
China — / 0.6%
East Wagga Wagga — China: not among its largest North Wagga Wagga — China: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
East Wagga Wagga — Germany: not among its largest North Wagga Wagga — Germany: 0.6%
Afghanistan — / 0.6%
East Wagga Wagga — Afghanistan: not among its largest North Wagga Wagga — Afghanistan: 0.6%
Myanmar — / 0.6%
East Wagga Wagga — Myanmar: not among its largest North Wagga Wagga — Myanmar: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 18.1%
East Wagga Wagga — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% North Wagga Wagga — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 5.7%
East Wagga Wagga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% North Wagga Wagga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 5.9%
East Wagga Wagga — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% North Wagga Wagga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.2%
East Wagga Wagga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% North Wagga Wagga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.9%
East Wagga Wagga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% North Wagga Wagga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Wagga Wagga 90.7% houses
East Wagga Wagga — Houses: 90.7% East Wagga Wagga — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% East Wagga Wagga — Townhouses: 5.8%
North Wagga Wagga 95.5% houses
North Wagga Wagga — Houses: 95.5% North Wagga Wagga — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% North Wagga Wagga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Median house price $842,500 $537,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,350,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 98 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

North Wagga Wagga has more rural and farming land (88% vs 48%); East Wagga Wagga has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 0%).

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Rural and farming 48% 88%
Industrial 31% 0%
Parks and recreation 11% 5%
Environmental 2% 5%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

North Wagga Wagga is more walkable (43 vs 31).

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

East Wagga Wagga carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0).

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in East Wagga Wagga

  • Wagga Wagga Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in North Wagga Wagga

  • North Wagga Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

North Wagga Wagga sits further from the CBD (456.2 km vs 453 km).

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Walkability score 31/100 43/100
Distance to Sydney 453 km 456.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 284 min 286 min
Public transport score 33/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Car (driver) 60.0% / 79.0%
East Wagga Wagga — Car (driver): 60.0% North Wagga Wagga — Car (driver): 79.0%
Walked Only 20.0% / 3.1%
East Wagga Wagga — Walked Only: 20.0% North Wagga Wagga — Walked Only: 3.1%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 12.9%
East Wagga Wagga — Worked from Home: 8.9% North Wagga Wagga — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 5.1%
East Wagga Wagga — Car (passenger): 11.1% North Wagga Wagga — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Connectivity score 65/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
700 premises
 8%
306 premises

Climate

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Wagga Wagga North Wagga Wagga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Wagga Wagga

Rural

North Wagga Wagga

Acreage Quiet

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