Wagga Wagga bushfire risk
Of Wagga Wagga’s 8,203 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 5.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wagga Wagga’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Wagga Wagga
Flood and bushfire areas across Wagga Wagga. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,985 total. Figures are for the whole Wagga Wagga council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wagga Wagga
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Wagga Wagga shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
School catchments in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wagga Wagga
At the 2021 Census, 16.4% of Wagga Wagga’s 7,198 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga council approved 479 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Wagga Wagga). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 26 Albert Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 56 Brookong Avenue, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 23 Rhoda Avenue, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 4 Billagha Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 19 Evans Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 26 Simmons Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 86 Kincaid Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
- 56/14-20 Church Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.