Uranquinty NSW 2652
Uranquinty sits 477 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 5 hours 10 minutes by car. Census data records 910 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $82,160 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Uranquinty a good place to live?
Uranquinty scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 476.8 km · 311 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $588K · More affordable than 87% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 25/100 · Crime 51/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 39 · 910 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #1095 in NSWEach bar is Uranquinty'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.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Uranquinty?
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Our score
37 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataUranquinty's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $588,000, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.
$587,500
Based on 36 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 31 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 13 sales $570K
- 4 bed 17 sales $685K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Uranquinty are currently listed at around $645,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$645K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 322 dwellings (0.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Uranquinty safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Uranquinty sits in the moderate band, with 42 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 8% on the prior year.
42 offences
7.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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.
- Tarcutta, Ladysmith and Uranquinty Floodplain Risk Management Studies and Plans 2021
- Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Floodplain Risk management Study and Plan 2021
- Wagga Wagga Revised Murrumbidgee River Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2018
- Tarcutta, Ladysmith & Uranquinty Flood Studies 2014
- Murrumbidgee River - Flood Modelling 2011
Schools
One school serve Uranquinty, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 27 students in one school (avg 27)
Primary
Walkability
Uranquinty is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Uranquinty.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 401
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
Wagga Wagga: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Uranquinty is home to 910 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $82,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
910
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$82,160/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$41,392/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.5%
Total Dwellings
322
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.7%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
19.0%
Mortgage Stress
19.0%
Work From Home
10.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 88.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.7%
- Employment Rate
- 63.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,254 a year through Wagga Wagga based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 99%
- 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 locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wagga Wagga
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.
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
MODERATEPM2.5 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, 16.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Wagga Wagga AMO, 22.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 215 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- 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 locality 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- 2.4 km
- 3.1 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 2652, 5 of 4,852 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (62 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2652, 1,107 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,895 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 57 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
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.
At $587,500 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
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 locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
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 locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Uranquinty?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 910 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Uranquinty
Is Uranquinty a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Uranquinty is moderate (51/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Uranquinty?
Uranquinty has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Uranquinty a good place to live?
Uranquinty has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), 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 Uranquinty?
Uranquinty, NSW had a population of 910 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Uranquinty, NSW?
The postcode for Uranquinty, NSW is 2652.
How far is Uranquinty from Sydney?
Uranquinty is 477 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 311 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Uranquinty?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Uranquinty was $82,160 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 Uranquinty?
There are too few current rental listings in Uranquinty for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Uranquinty?
The median age of residents in Uranquinty was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Uranquinty at risk of bushfire?
Uranquinty has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Uranquinty?
There is 1 school inside the Uranquinty boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the air quality in Uranquinty?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Uranquinty (Wagga Wagga North) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.7 µg/m³ and PM10 of 23.1 µg/m³. That puts Uranquinty 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 Uranquinty?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Uranquinty, Wagga Wagga AMO (22.1 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 Uranquinty?
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 Uranquinty belong to?
Uranquinty 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 Uranquinty?
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 Uranquinty?
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 Uranquinty in?
Uranquinty sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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