Wards River, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Wards River is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 833, 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 River at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 178
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $783
- SEIFA score
- 833
- Coordinates
- -32.2181, 151.9417
Wards River demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wards River 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 36%, 21% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 20 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 8 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 31 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 62 | 36% |
| Seniors (65+) | 53 | 30% |
Share of the 174 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 38 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 16 | 22% |
| Rented | 15 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 74 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 74 occupied private dwellings in Wards River.
- Median weekly rent
- $270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,465
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $900
- Median weekly personal income
- $441
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 7 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 18 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 40 (25%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Employed full-time
- 28
- Employed part-time
- 26
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 River
Where is Wards River?
Wards River is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Wards River?
At the 2021 Census, Wards River had a population of about 178.
Is Wards River an advantaged area?
Wards River has an ABS SEIFA score of 833, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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