Wards Mistake, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Wards Mistake is more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1037, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wards Mistake at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 27
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,316
- SEIFA score
- 1037
- Coordinates
- -30.1306, 152.0349
Wards Mistake demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wards Mistake using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 50%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 10 | 50% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4 | 20% |
Share of the 20 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 15 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 15 occupied private dwellings in Wards Mistake.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,916
- Median weekly personal income
- $819
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 73.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.8%
- Employed full-time
- 11
- Employed part-time
- 5
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Wards Mistake
Where is Wards Mistake?
Wards Mistake is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Wards Mistake?
At the 2021 Census, Wards Mistake had a population of about 27.
Is Wards Mistake an advantaged area?
Wards Mistake has an ABS SEIFA score of 1037, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 77 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of Australian suburbs.
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