Wirlinga NSW 2640

Located in New South Wales, Wirlinga sits 553 km from Sydney CBD, around 5 hours 45 minutes by car. The suburb has 395 residents, a median age of 30, and a median household income of $118,768 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb more than tripled between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,800. Wirlinga is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median Land Price

Public listings data

Wirlinga's land market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $284,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.

Land

$284,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +7.3% year-on-year

Based on 40 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Houses

$820,000

last 5 quarters

Based on 33 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 64 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 23 sales $875K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Wirlinga are currently listed at around $980,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$980K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 125 dwellings (2.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Wirlinga rent for around $762 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$762/wk

4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$530/wk
143 bonds
+40% since 2021
2-bed units
$400/wk
54 bonds
+48% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2640 (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 2640.

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
4.0% above the typical range
Top 25% in NSW

$762/week ($40,000 a year) on a $980,000 median

Based on a small sample (3 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 Wirlinga safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Wirlinga sits in the high band, with 23 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 109% on the prior year.

23 offences

109.1% since 2024
Theft 11 (47.8%)
Assault 4 (17.4%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (8.7%)
Weapons Offences 2 (8.7%)
Arson 1 (4.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (4.3%)
Drug Offences 1 (4.3%)
Property Damage 1 (4.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Wirlinga killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

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

Albury City Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 9 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
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 Wirlinga.

83
connectivity score / 100
Top 9% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
76%
Premises covered
304
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 76%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 22%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 2%

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
1 in suburb
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

Albury: council population

The whole council area, not just Wirlinga · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
59,538
+1.3% in a year
Change
+770
people since 2024
Density
195
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+201
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+335
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+234
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
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Wirlinga is home to 395 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $119,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

395

211.0% since 2016

Median Age

30

28.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$118,768/yr

11.9% since 2016
Top 17% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$340/wk

49.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,800/mo

10.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.0

14.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$54,652/yr

16.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.4%

64.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

125

177.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

90.1%

11.0% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

14.9%

33.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.2%

19.5% since 2016

Work From Home

11.2%

20.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 125 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 81 (66.9%)
Owned Outright 28 (23.1%)
Renting 12 (9.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
84.1%
English Spoken at Home
86.8%
Employment Rate
73.7%
2.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
43.8%

Occupations

Professionals 48 (22.6%)
Technicians & Trades 36 (17.0%)
Managers 32 (15.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 29 (13.7%)
Community & Personal Service 23 (10.8%)
Sales 20 (9.4%)
Labourers 18 (8.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 8 (3.8%)

Religion

Christianity 190 (48.1%)
No Religion 160 (40.5%)
Hinduism 8 (2.0%)
Sikhism 5 (1.3%)
Other Religions 5 (1.3%)
Islam 3 (0.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

India 8 (2.0%)
South Africa 6 (1.5%)
Pakistan 5 (1.3%)
England 4 (1.0%)
New Zealand 4 (1.0%)

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Punjabi 7 (1.8%)
French 5 (1.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 40 (10.1%)
5-14 66 (16.7%)
15-19 16 (4.1%)
20-24 32 (8.1%)
25-34 66 (16.7%)
35-44 63 (15.9%)
45-54 41 (10.4%)
55-64 40 (10.1%)
65-74 23 (5.8%)
75-84 7 (1.8%)
85+ 3 (0.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 59 (79.7%)
Lone Person 8 (10.8%)
One Parent Families 7 (9.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 162 (86.6%)
Worked from Home 21 (11.2%)
Walked Only 4 (2.1%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 212).

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 71 (18.0%)
Bachelor Degree 47 (11.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 42 (10.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (1.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6 (1.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 22 (18.0%)
2 cars 59 (48.4%)
3 cars 21 (17.2%)
4+ cars 14 (11.5%)

Council Rates

Albury
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,574 a year through Albury based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,574/yr
28% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Wirlinga's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 55%
  • Residential 39%
  • Infrastructure and transport 7%

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: Albury

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

In the year to August 2026, 423 new dwellings were approved across Albury. That mix is 361 houses and 62 units. Approvals are up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
423dwellings
+14.3% YoY
Houses
361
detached dwellings
Units
62
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Albury And District 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 7.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 18.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Albury monitoring station, 10.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Hume Reservoir, 6.8 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Annual rainfall
692 mm
79 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.1°C
19 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.0°C
3 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

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2640, 190 of 30,212 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (1,038 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.23%
2024
0.45%
2025
0.63%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.4 kW each

In postcode 2640, 9,204 rooftop-solar systems totalling 68.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 16,954 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
540
2020
876
2021
901
2022
737
2023
789
2024
761
2025
706
2026
414

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
$1,481
Loan amount
$227,200
Total interest over 30 years
$306,023

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 6 across postcode 2640.

Deposit
$56,800
Stamp duty
$7,997
Cash needed at settlement
$64,797

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 Farrer

Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sussan Ley 37.1% 62.9% +3.5
2022 Sussan Ley 33.6% 66.3% -3.5
2019 Sussan Ley 30.2% 69.8% -0.7

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

Albury District

Currently held by Justin Clancy Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Justin Clancy LP 66.3%
2019 Justin Clancy LP 66.0%
2015 Greg Aplin LP 63.2%

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 Wirlinga

Is Wirlinga a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Wirlinga is high (70/100, 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 Wirlinga?

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

What is the population of Wirlinga?

Wirlinga, NSW had a population of 395 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Wirlinga, NSW?

The postcode for Wirlinga, NSW is 2640.

How far is Wirlinga from Sydney?

Wirlinga is 553 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 344 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Wirlinga?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wirlinga was $118,768 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 Wirlinga?

The median advertised rent in Wirlinga is $762 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Wirlinga?

The median age of residents in Wirlinga was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the air quality in Wirlinga?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Wirlinga (Albury) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.1 µg/m³. That puts Wirlinga 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 Wirlinga?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wirlinga, Hume Reservoir (6.8 km away), summer days average 31.1°C, winter nights 5°C, 692 mm of rain a year over 79 rainy days, and 19 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wirlinga?

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 Wirlinga belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Wirlinga?

The average residential rates bill through Albury is $1,574 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Wirlinga?

Across Albury, 423 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 14.3% 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 Wirlinga in?

Wirlinga sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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