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Wingham NSW 2429

3,206 addresses · 128 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Wingham · 247 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Wingham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,395 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,105 a week, with median rent near $306 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,395Population
47Median age
$1,105Median household income / wk
$306Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wingham, 300 m east · Airport: Taree Airport, 14 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 34.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wingham

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

Tree cover measures, Wingham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 48.3%

Population by age in Wingham
Population by age, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4292
5-14683
15-19272
20-24244
25-34557
35-44514
45-54612
55-64843
65-74755
75-84457
85+171
Dwelling types in Wingham
Dwelling types, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,957
Townhouse93
Apartment61
Other15
Households by weekly income in Wingham
Households by weekly income, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650526
$650-1,499767
$1,500-2,999530
$3,000+151
Top ancestries in Wingham
Top ancestries, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,468
English2,466
Scottish552
Irish507
Aboriginal373
Ancestry NS353
Housing tenure in Wingham
Housing tenure, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned920
Mortgage655
Rented473
Other25
Cars per household in Wingham
Cars per household, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0119
1793
2768
3230
4+162
Commute to work in Wingham
Commute to work, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,528
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked65
Bicycle5
Home107
Top countries of birth in Wingham
Top countries of birth, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England118
New Zealand44
Germany18
Scotland15
United States14
Philippines13
Languages used at home in Wingham
Languages used at home, Wingham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin12
German11
French10
Australian Indigenous9
Portuguese9
Spanish8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,888 bird observations recorded near Wingham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wingham

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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