Tatton NSW 2650

Located in New South Wales, Tatton sits 460 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 55 minutes by car. The suburb has 2,560 residents, a median age of 40, and a median household income of $121,524 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 2.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $385 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,939. Tatton is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.

Is Tatton a good suburb?

Tatton scores a B (62/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 47/100 · 459.9 km · 293 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $840K · More affordable than 84% of NSW

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 46/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 40 · 2,560 residents

B

Liveability Rating

62 / 100 · Ranked #461 in NSW

Each bar is Tatton's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
82
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
70
Very advantaged
Walkability
45
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
15
459.9 km · 293 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 82 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 70 × 25% + Walkability rank 45 × 15% + CBD access rank 15 × 10% = 62 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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62 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Tatton's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $840,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$840,000

last 4 quarters

29% above its 5 neighbours (median $651,500)

↑ +10.5% year-on-year

Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 44 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $675K
  • 3 bed 9 sales $767K
  • 4 bed 17 sales $875K
  • 5 bed 5 sales $995K

Land

$951,500

last 3 quarters
↓ −78.4% year-on-year

Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Tatton are currently listed at around $989,000 on average. Based on 9 houses listed in the past six months.

$989K

last 2 months
↑ +11.2% vs previous 6 months from $889K

9 houses listed in the last 6 months.

9 of the suburb's 863 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Tatton rent for around $685 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$685/wk

↑ +0.7% vs previous 6 months from $680/wk

6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

7 rentals advertised against an estimated 178 rented homes (3.9%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$550/wk
262 bonds
+48% since 2021
2-bed units
$400/wk
84 bonds
+48% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2650 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

114 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2650.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.6% around the typical range

$685/week ($36,000 a year) on a $989,000 median

Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Tatton safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Tatton sits in the moderate band, with 68 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 66% on the prior year.

68 offences

65.9% since 2024
Theft 25 (36.8%)
Assault 18 (26.5%)
Property Damage 8 (11.8%)
Sexual Offences 7 (10.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 5 (7.4%)
Disorderly Conduct 4 (5.9%)
Drug Offences 1 (1.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Wagga Wagga City Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Tatton, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 332 students in one school (avg 332)

Primary

Independent · K-6 · 332 students
ICSEA 1120 (higher than 89% of Australian schools) · 48% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Tatton is car-dependent on foot — at 47/100, most errands require a car.

47
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 20% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 80

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Tatton.

48
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
14.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
9.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
6.4 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
11.1 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tatton.

83
connectivity score / 100
Top 9% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
51%
Premises covered
1,004
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 51%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 29%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 20%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Wagga Wagga: council population

The whole council area, not just Tatton · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
69,108
Change
+2
people since 2024
Density
14
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+446
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-754
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+310
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Tatton is home to about 2,600 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $122,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,560

2.1% since 2016

Median Age

40

8.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$121,524/yr

10.3% since 2016
Top 15% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$385/wk

4.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,939/mo

0.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

3.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$52,468/yr

11.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

65.9% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.8%

20.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

863

5.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

79.4%

3.4% since 2016

Houses

89.1%

0.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.5%

5.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.1%

9.9% since 2016

Work From Home

10.8%

163.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 769 (89.1%)
Flats / Apartments 91 (10.5%)
Townhouses 3 (0.3%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 350 (40.8%)
Owned Outright 331 (38.6%)
Renting 177 (20.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
83.9%
English Spoken at Home
84.9%
Employment Rate
68.1%
0.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
43.2%

Occupations

Professionals 369 (27.1%)
Managers 201 (14.8%)
Clerical & Administrative 190 (14.0%)
Community & Personal Service 161 (11.8%)
Technicians & Trades 158 (11.6%)
Sales 136 (10.0%)
Labourers 79 (5.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 44 (3.2%)

Religion

Christianity 1,815 (70.9%)
No Religion 569 (22.2%)
Hinduism 29 (1.1%)
Other Religions 24 (0.9%)
Islam 22 (0.9%)
Buddhism 15 (0.6%)
Sikhism 5 (0.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

India 74 (2.9%)
Egypt 50 (2.0%)
England 35 (1.4%)
South Africa 19 (0.7%)
Iraq 19 (0.7%)
New Zealand 15 (0.6%)
Philippines 15 (0.6%)
Scotland 13 (0.5%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 67 (2.6%)
2011-2015 63 (2.5%)
2001-2010 110 (4.3%)
1991-2000 35 (1.4%)
1981-1990 19 (0.7%)
Before 1981 43 (1.7%)

67 residents (2.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

6.1% of residents (147) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (66).

Overseas 61 (2.5%)
Australian Capital Territory 22 (0.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,414 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Arabic 50 (2.0%)
German 6 (0.2%)
Cantonese 5 (0.2%)
Korean 5 (0.2%)
Hindi 4 (0.2%)
Punjabi 4 (0.2%)
Sinhalese 4 (0.2%)
Tamil 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 146 (5.7%)
5-14 409 (16.0%)
15-19 214 (8.4%)
20-24 133 (5.2%)
25-34 192 (7.5%)
35-44 344 (13.4%)
45-54 375 (14.6%)
55-64 301 (11.8%)
65-74 246 (9.6%)
75-84 144 (5.6%)
85+ 44 (1.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 360 (57.2%)
Lone Person 176 (28.0%)
One Parent Families 78 (12.4%)
Group Household 12 (1.9%)
Other Families 3 (0.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,004 (81.8%)
Worked from Home 133 (10.8%)
Car (passenger) 69 (5.6%)
Walked Only 11 (0.9%)
Bicycle 6 (0.5%)
Bus 4 (0.3%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (17 of 1,360).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 375 (14.6%)
Bachelor Degree 354 (13.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 201 (7.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 121 (4.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 59 (2.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 14 (1.6%)
1 car 210 (24.5%)
2 cars 400 (46.7%)
3 cars 160 (18.7%)
4+ cars 70 (8.2%)

Council Rates

Wagga Wagga
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,254 a year through Wagga Wagga based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,254/yr
About the NSW average ($1,230) · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Tatton's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 73%
  • Environmental 17%
  • Parks and recreation 8%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Wagga Wagga

The whole council area, not just Tatton · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 548 new dwellings were approved across Wagga Wagga. That mix is 346 houses and 202 units. Approvals are up 139.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
548dwellings
+139.1% YoY
Houses
346
detached dwellings
Units
202
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Wagga Wagga Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 7.7 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 7 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 23.1 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 14 · ozone 0.

From the Wagga Wagga North monitoring station, 6.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Wagga Wagga AMO, 9.0 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Near high-voltage lines
14.6% of addresses
168 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
565 mm
67 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.8°C
26 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.4°C
24 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.02% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2650, 197 of 49,871 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (1,902 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.02%
2022
0.07%
2023
0.11%
2024
0.27%
2025
0.40%

Rooftop solar

45
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.0 kW each

In postcode 2650, 11,192 rooftop-solar systems totalling 77.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 25,006 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 731 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
808
2020
1,280
2021
1,483
2022
933
2023
828
2024
928
2025
746
2026
412

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,381
Loan amount
$672,000
Total interest over 30 years
$905,137

18 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2650.

Deposit
$168,000
Stamp duty
$31,987
Cash needed at settlement
$199,987

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Riverina

Currently held by Michael Mccormack The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Michael Mccormack 37.4% 62.6% -2.9
2022 Michael Mccormack 35.1% 64.8% -4.6
2019 Michael Mccormack 30.5% 69.5% +3.0

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Wagga Wagga District

Currently held by Joe McGirr Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Joe McGirr IND 72.4%
2019 Joe McGirr IND 65.5%
2015 Daryl Maguire LP 62.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Tatton

Is Tatton a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Tatton is moderate (46/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Tatton?

Tatton has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Tatton a good place to live?

Tatton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (62/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Tatton?

Tatton, NSW had a population of 2,560 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Tatton, NSW?

The postcode for Tatton, NSW is 2650.

How far is Tatton from Sydney?

Tatton is 460 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 293 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Tatton?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tatton was $121,524 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Tatton?

The median advertised rent in Tatton is $685 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Tatton?

The median age of residents in Tatton was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Tatton?

There is 1 school inside the Tatton boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Tatton walkable?

Tatton scores 47/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Tatton?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Tatton (Wagga Wagga North) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.7 µg/m³ and PM10 of 23.1 µg/m³. That puts Tatton below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Tatton?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tatton, Wagga Wagga AMO (9 km away), summer days average 31.8°C, winter nights 3.4°C, 565 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 26 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tatton?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Tatton belong to?

Tatton sits within the Wagga Wagga local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Tatton?

The average residential rates bill through Wagga Wagga is $1,254 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Tatton?

Across Wagga Wagga, 548 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 139.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Tatton in?

Tatton sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).

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