NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Wingello, 2579
Current weather
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61% humidity · 26.6 km/h wind · 14.6° / 9.1° today · 6.6 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Wingecarribee, Wingello keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 647
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,542
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 39 of 278
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,980
- Employment rate
- 57.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $570
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 28
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 43.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 92 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3.2%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling11
- Fraud40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment23
- Malicious Damage To Property19
- Motor Vehicle Theft11
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,001
- Wingello Public SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- ENT Railway Pde
- ENT Sydney St
- Level Crossing
- Wingello Station
- Wingello Station, Railway Pde
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
129 planning-related records
2026· 12 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation51 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation43A MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Under Assessment
- Subdivision7-9 FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Under Assessment
- Subdivision28-32 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Under Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 JEMIMA LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 JEMIMA LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure43 MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
February 2026
- Subdivision31 MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20A FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks18A FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure582 MURRIMBA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
2025· 14 proposals
December 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure3 JEMIMA LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
November 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation16 FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure43 MURRIMBA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces11 MUNDEGO STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Subdivision3 DAVYS LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure582 MURRIMBA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation19 BUMBALLA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Subdivision62-70 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure27 BUMBALLA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
April 2025
- Subdivision15-19 Bumballa Road WingelloWithdrawn
- Subdivision12 DAVYS LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks18A FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure22 MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
2024· 14 proposals
November 2024
- Subdivision3 DAVYS LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure57-59 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Subdivision9-13 BUMBALLA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 MARULAN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 WINGELLO STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Subdivision401 NANDI ROAD WINGELLO 2579Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 JEMIMA LANE WINGELLO 2579Determined
June 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space25 BUMBALLA ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 FOREST ROAD WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation5 PARK STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
- Subdivision2-6 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
May 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 CANDLEBARK PLACE WINGELLO 2579Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications facility21 KEMPS ROAD WINGELLO 2579Withdrawn
March 2024
- Subdivision52-60 CAMDEN STREET WINGELLO 2579Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Casburn ParkPark
- Wingello ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Wingello Railway Station GroupRailway Parade WingelloSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 30.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5163rd in Australia
- State rank
- 1640th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #262 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #700 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Break And Enter Dwellingcrime11
- Fraudcrime40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime23
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime19
- Motor Vehicle Theftcrime11
- ENT Railway Pdetransport
- ENT Sydney Sttransport
- Level Crossingtransport
- Wingello Stationtransport
- Wingello Station, Railway Pdetransport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
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