Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Worrigee NSW 2540

2,194 addresses · 87 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Worrigee · 126 km from Sydney

📦 Thinking of moving here? Read the Worrigee moving guide

Living Here

Worrigee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,384 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,586 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,384Population
33Median age
$1,586Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 5.2 km north · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 8.9 km south-west.

Run a business in Worrigee? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 42.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Worrigee

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

Tree cover measures, Worrigee NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202042.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 62%

Population by age in Worrigee
Population by age, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4431
5-14874
15-19352
20-24368
25-34767
35-44641
45-54659
55-64504
65-74443
75-84279
85+64
Dwelling types in Worrigee
Dwelling types, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,706
Townhouse90
Apartment20
Other0
Households by weekly income in Worrigee
Households by weekly income, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650235
$650-1,499566
$1,500-2,999628
$3,000+250
Top ancestries in Worrigee
Top ancestries, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,470
English2,228
Aboriginal523
Irish500
Scottish478
Other335
Housing tenure in Worrigee
Housing tenure, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned530
Mortgage622
Rented630
Other11
Cars per household in Worrigee
Cars per household, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
041
1580
2759
3250
4+173
Commute to work in Worrigee
Commute to work, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,850
Train3
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle7
Home146
Top countries of birth in Worrigee
Top countries of birth, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England131
India31
New Zealand29
Philippines23
Thailand19
Scotland16
Languages used at home in Worrigee
Languages used at home, Worrigee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese19
Thai18
Spanish17
Bengali15
Hindi14
Portuguese12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,816 bird observations recorded near Worrigee — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Worrigee

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Worrigee:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Worrigee stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Worrigee

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.