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Wagga Wagga - East vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Wagga Wagga - East profile · Wagga Wagga Surrounds profile
Wagga Wagga - East Wagga Wagga Surrounds
Wagga Wagga Surrounds and Wagga Wagga - East are nearby areas with very different layouts. Wagga Wagga - East is a more urban setting, described as somewhat walkable, while Wagga Wagga Surrounds is mostly car-dependent. This is clear in the accessibility to services; for example, 53.9% of homes in Wagga Wagga - East are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 21.6% in Wagga Wagga Surrounds. Educational settings also differ, as Wagga Wagga - East has much larger schools, with an average size of 475 students compared to just 74 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over. They also share similar typical weekly household incomes, which hover around $1,700. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are changing. The difference in the share of people aged 65 and over has widened since 2011, while the gap in the share of adults who completed Year 12 has narrowed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,909
- First area, 2016: 16,585
- First area, 2021: 16,921
- Second area, 2011: 13,987
- Second area, 2016: 14,814
- Second area, 2021: 17,788
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Wagga Wagga - East: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Wagga Wagga - East: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Wagga Wagga - East: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Wagga Wagga - East: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Wagga Wagga - East: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $625
- First area, 2016: $720
- First area, 2021: $851
- Second area, 2011: $544
- Second area, 2016: $687
- Second area, 2021: $856
- First area, 2011: $1,251
- First area, 2016: $1,427
- First area, 2021: $1,699
- Second area, 2011: $1,030
- Second area, 2016: $1,348
- Second area, 2021: $1,748
- First area, 2011: $1,520
- First area, 2016: $1,741
- First area, 2021: $2,088
- Second area, 2011: $1,260
- Second area, 2016: $1,577
- Second area, 2021: $2,056
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $245
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,530
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,490
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagga Wagga - East vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/113031267/wagga-wagga-east/vs/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds