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Walgett NSW 2832

1,540 addresses · 68 streets

Parkes Electorate › Walgett LGA › Walgett · 518 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Walgett is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,824 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,554 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,824Population
35Median age
$1,554Median household income / wk
$175Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Walgett - Lightning Ridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Walgett itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Walgett Airport, 1.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Walgett

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Walgett NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 43.4%

Population by age in Walgett
Population by age, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4143
5-14274
15-19116
20-2489
25-34276
35-44198
45-54223
55-64261
65-74176
75-8460
85+14
Dwelling types in Walgett
Dwelling types, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House397
Townhouse20
Apartment14
Other0
Households by weekly income in Walgett
Households by weekly income, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65058
$650-1,499126
$1,500-2,999119
$3,000+78
Top ancestries in Walgett
Top ancestries, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS650
Australian450
Aboriginal419
English340
Irish127
Scottish110
Housing tenure in Walgett
Housing tenure, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned121
Mortgage88
Rented187
Other32
Cars per household in Walgett
Cars per household, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
037
1138
2137
363
4+50
Commute to work in Walgett
Commute to work, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car374
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked77
Bicycle3
Home64
Top countries of birth in Walgett
Top countries of birth, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China11
New Zealand10
India9
England8
Canada4
Nepal4
Languages used at home in Walgett
Languages used at home, Walgett NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous14
Mandarin9
Gujarati9
French5
Cantonese4
Nepali4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,813 bird observations recorded near Walgett — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Walgett

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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