Wang Wauk NSW 2423

Wang Wauk sits 283 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 3 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 98 residents with a median age of 52 and a median household income of $62,816 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 12.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $380 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,465. The area shows high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Wang Wauk's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $800,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 18% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 34% over the past decade — 3.0% per year on average.

$800,000

last 5 quarters
↓ −17.8% year-on-year
↑ +34.5% over 2015–2025 (+3.0%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Wang Wauk safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Wang Wauk sits in the high band, with 9 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 125% on the prior year.

9 offences

125.0% since 2024
Drug Offences 4 (44.4%)
Theft 3 (33.3%)
Assault 1 (11.1%)
Weapons Offences 1 (11.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

6 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Pacific Highway 4 (66.7%)

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

Mid-Coast Council has published 38 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 38 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Wang Wauk is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 15% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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 Wang Wauk.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
64
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 97%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 3%

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
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
14 in locality
Childcare
None
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

Mid-Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Wang Wauk · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
99,448
+0.7% in a year
Change
+698
people since 2024
Density
9.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-558
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,068
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+188
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
4/10
3/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
4/10
4/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Wang Wauk is home to 98 residents, with a median age of 52 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

98

12.6% since 2016

Median Age

52

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$62,816/yr

58.5% since 2016
Bottom 25% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$380/wk

90.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,465/mo

3.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

38.9% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$26,416/yr

21.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

59.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.5%

67.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

39

11.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

90.7%

20.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

31.5%

20.2% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.0%

34.4% since 2016

Work From Home

37.0%

7.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 39 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 28 (65.1%)
Mortgage 11 (25.6%)
Renting 4 (9.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
87.8%
English Spoken at Home
98.0%
Employment Rate
48.8%
110.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
32.7%

Occupations

Managers 12 (28.6%)
Community & Personal Service 8 (19.0%)
Professionals 7 (16.7%)
Labourers 6 (14.3%)
Sales 5 (11.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (7.1%)

Religion

Christianity 55 (56.1%)
No Religion 30 (30.6%)
Other Religions 3 (3.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (6.1%)
Iran 6 (6.1%)
New Zealand 4 (4.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (10.2%)
5-14 8 (8.2%)
15-19 9 (9.2%)
25-34 6 (6.1%)
35-44 7 (7.1%)
45-54 17 (17.3%)
55-64 17 (17.3%)
65-74 22 (22.4%)
75-84 13 (13.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 12 (35.3%)
Lone Person 11 (32.4%)
One Parent Families 7 (20.6%)
Group Household 4 (11.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 17 (63.0%)
Worked from Home 10 (37.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 24 (24.5%)
Bachelor Degree 14 (14.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14 (14.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 8 (21.6%)
2 cars 12 (32.4%)
3 cars 4 (10.8%)
4+ cars 9 (24.3%)

Council Rates

Mid-Coast
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,560 a year through Mid-Coast based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,560/yr
27% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Wang Wauk's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 83%
  • Environmental 16%
  • 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: Mid-Coast

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

In the year to August 2026, 743 new dwellings were approved across Mid-Coast. That mix is 672 houses and 71 units. Approvals are up 327.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
743dwellings
+327.0% YoY
Houses
672
detached dwellings
Units
71
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Forster 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.

Climate & Setting

from Taree (Patanga Cl), 33.2 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
64 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
20.8 km
Annual rainfall
1,331 mm
106 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

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.

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.10% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2423, 11 of 3,225 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (44 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.10%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.18%
2025
0.34%

Rooftop solar

61
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.6 kW each

In postcode 2423, 975 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,607 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
60
2020
71
2021
64
2022
74
2023
69
2024
77
2025
53
2026
37

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

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,172
Loan amount
$640,000
Total interest over 30 years
$862,036
Deposit
$160,000
Stamp duty
$30,187
Cash needed at settlement
$190,187

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 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

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

Myall Lakes District

Currently held by Tanya Thompson The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Tanya Thompson NP 65.8%
2019 Stephen Bromhead NP 59.2%
2015 Stephen Bromhead NP 58.7%

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.

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Common questions about Wang Wauk

Is Wang Wauk a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Wang Wauk is high (72/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Wang Wauk?

Wang Wauk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (56/100, 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.

What is the population of Wang Wauk?

Wang Wauk, NSW had a population of 98 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Wang Wauk, NSW?

The postcode for Wang Wauk, NSW is 2423.

How far is Wang Wauk from Sydney?

Wang Wauk is 283 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 205 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Wang Wauk?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wang Wauk was $62,816 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 Wang Wauk?

There are too few current rental listings in Wang Wauk for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $380, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Wang Wauk?

The median age of residents in Wang Wauk was 52 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Wang Wauk at risk of bushfire?

Wang Wauk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (56/100). 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.

What is the weather like in Wang Wauk?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wang Wauk, Taree (Patanga Cl) (33.2 km away), 1,331 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Wang Wauk?

The median sale price for houses in Wang Wauk was $800,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wang Wauk?

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 Wang Wauk belong to?

Wang Wauk sits within the Mid-Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Wang Wauk?

The average residential rates bill through Mid-Coast is $1,560 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Wang Wauk?

Across Mid-Coast, 743 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 327.0% 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 Wang Wauk in?

Wang Wauk sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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