Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
Located in New South Wales, Wentworth Falls sits 97 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 25 minutes by car. The suburb has 6,428 residents, a median age of 50, and a median household income of $79,456 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 5.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $430 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,080. Wentworth Falls is characterised by high bushfire risk. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Wentworth Falls a good suburb?
Wentworth Falls scores a C (35/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on schools and safety.
Below the state average
3 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 37/100 · 97 km · 85 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $1.06M
High bushfire risk
Fire 93/100 · Crime 33/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 50 · 6,428 residents
Liveability Rating
35 / 100 · Ranked #1145 in NSWEach bar is Wentworth Falls's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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 Wentworth Falls?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
35 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWentworth Falls's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.06 million, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,058,800
Based on 186 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 100 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $850K
- 3 bed 92 sales $948K
- 4 bed 58 sales $1.22M
- 5 bed 20 sales $1.57M
Land
$310,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wentworth Falls are currently listed at around $1.18 million on average. Based on 87 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.18M
87 houses listed in the last 6 months.
87 of the suburb's 2,576 dwellings (3.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Wentworth Falls rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 20 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$690/wk
20 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
21 rentals advertised against an estimated 456 rented homes (4.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $762/wk
- 10 bonds
- +32% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2782 (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 2025115 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2782.
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$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $1.18 million median
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 Wentworth Falls safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Wentworth Falls sits in the low band, with 146 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 16% on the prior year.
146 offences
15.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202517 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
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
Blue Mountains City Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
- Bullaburra to Linden Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2021
- Hazelbrook Creek and Woodford Creek Catchment FRMS&P 2018
- Lapstone, South Glenbrook and South Blaxland Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2015
- South Leura Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan 2008
- South Leura Flood Study; South Leura Floodplain Management Study & Plan Draft 2005
Schools
Three schools serve Wentworth Falls, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 996 students across 3 schools (avg 332)
- • Sectors: 2 Independent, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 1074-1140, median 1077 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Blue Mountains Grammar School (512 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Wentworth Falls is car-dependent on foot — at 37/100, most errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 19 parks and 8 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Wentworth Falls.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 59.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 49.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 17.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 23.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 45 min wait
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 Wentworth Falls.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 17%
- Premises covered
- 3,276
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
Blue Mountains: council population
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
The ABS scores 15 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Wentworth Falls is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,428
Median Age
50
Median Household Income
$79,456/yr
Census Median Rent
$430/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,080/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$38,480/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.3%
Total Dwellings
2,576
Owner-Occupier Rate
82.3%
Houses
95.6%
Rental Stress
28.1%
Mortgage Stress
31.4%
Work From Home
46.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 32 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 448 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 74.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.7%
- Employment Rate
- 48.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
35 residents (0.5%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,116 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (199 of 2,592).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,256 people work here; 2,592 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 52% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,080 a year through Blue Mountains based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 86%
- Other and special use 7%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Residential 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: Blue Mountains
In the year to August 2026, 123 new dwellings were approved across Blue Mountains. That mix is 109 houses and 14 units. Approvals are up 13.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deerubbin 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 Katoomba (Farnells Rd), 7.8 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 833 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.8% of addresses
- 32 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,496 mm
- 122 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.6°C
- 1 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.7°C
- 9 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 2782, 92 of 4,627 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (174 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2782, 1,315 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,947 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 107 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 $1,058,800 this is $458,800 above 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 Susan Templeman Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Susan Templeman | 57.7% | 42.3% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | Susan Templeman | 57.8% | 42.2% | -7.6 |
| 2019 | Susan Templeman | 50.2% | 49.8% | +2.0 |
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
Currently held by Trish Doyle Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trish Doyle ALP | 71.9% |
| 2019 | Trish Doyle ALP | 64.9% |
| 2015 | Trish Doyle ALP | 58.1% |
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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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Wentworth Falls
Is Wentworth Falls a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wentworth Falls is low (33/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Wentworth Falls?
Wentworth Falls has a high recorded bushfire history (93/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wentworth Falls a good place to live?
Wentworth Falls has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (35/100), 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 Wentworth Falls?
Wentworth Falls, NSW had a population of 6,428 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wentworth Falls, NSW?
The postcode for Wentworth Falls, NSW is 2782.
How far is Wentworth Falls from Sydney?
Wentworth Falls is 97 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 85 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wentworth Falls?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wentworth Falls was $79,456 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 Wentworth Falls?
The median advertised rent in Wentworth Falls is $690 a week for houses (20 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Wentworth Falls?
The median age of residents in Wentworth Falls was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Wentworth Falls at risk of bushfire?
Wentworth Falls has a high recorded bushfire history (93/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Wentworth Falls?
There are 3 schools inside the Wentworth Falls boundary: 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Wentworth Falls walkable?
Wentworth Falls scores 37/100 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 weather like in Wentworth Falls?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wentworth Falls, Katoomba (Farnells Rd) (7.8 km away), summer days average 23.6°C, winter nights 3.7°C, 1,496 mm of rain a year over 122 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wentworth Falls?
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 Wentworth Falls belong to?
Wentworth Falls sits within the Blue Mountains local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wentworth Falls?
The average residential rates bill through Blue Mountains is $2,080 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Wentworth Falls?
Across Blue Mountains, 123 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 13.6% 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 Wentworth Falls in?
Wentworth Falls sits within the federal Division of Macquarie, currently held by Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party).
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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
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- 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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