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NSW · Dungog Council

Wirragulla, 2420

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  • Green suburb
What Wirragulla is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Wirragulla is a welcoming smaller community in Dungog, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with plenty of residents in steady employment.

Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Strong public transport connections keep the wider area accessible. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
25
Median age
53
Median household income / week
$1,624
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 12
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
68.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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)
$490

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
40
State safety percentile
15.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault17
  • Fraud15
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment19
  • Malicious Damage To Property16
  • Steal From Retail Store12

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

Public transport

19 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Acc To P1
  • ENT Station Carpark
  • Wirragulla Station
  • Wirragulla Station, Dungog Rd
  • Wirragulla Station, Platform 1

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).

2 planning-related records

2023· 1 proposal

  • October 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    4397 CLARENCE TOWN ROAD WIRRAGULLA 2420Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • December 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    4469 CLARENCE TOWN ROAD WIRRAGULLA 2420Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench
  • Wirragulla Station, Dungog RdBus stop
  • Ticket Validator
  • WirragullaTrain station
  • Wirragulla Station, Platform 1Train station

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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)
7
Parks (OSM)
0

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

Recent changes

  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Ticket Validatoramenitiesticket_validator
  • Wirragullaamenitiestrain_station
  • Wirragulla Station, Dungog Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Wirragulla Station, Platform 1amenitiestrain_station
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime17
  • Fraudcrime15
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime19
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime16
  • Steal From Retail Storecrime12

Data sources & freshness

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