City profile
A quick snapshot of Wagga Wagga — the largest inland city in NSW — drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
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- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (2023–24)
- 68,951ABS Estimated Resident Population, via OLG council data.
- Area
- 4,824.5 km²
- Population density
- ~14 people per km²
- Region
- Riverina, on the Murrumbidgee River (roughly midway between Sydney and Melbourne)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Wagga Wagga city, plus villages including Lake Albert, Kooringal, Turvey Park, Ashmont, Forest Hill, Uranquinty and LadysmithThe largest inland city in NSW; home to RAAF Base Wagga (Forest Hill) and the Army Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka. A selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Wagga Wagga2650
- Lake Albert2650
- Kooringal2650
- Turvey Park2650
- Ashmont2650
- Mount Austin2650
- Glenfield Park2650
- Bourkelands2650
- Estella2650
- North Wagga Wagga2650
- Forest Hill2651
- Uranquinty2652
- Ladysmith2652
- Kapooka2661
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Wagga Wagga LGA; most of the city shares postcode 2650. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Wagga Wagga City Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.