Suburb profile
Walgett NSW 2832
Walgett is located in the Far West and Orana region of New South Wales, postcode 2832. It has 1,540 properties across 68 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Walgett, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Walgett
Walgett, NSW 2832, sits in the Far West and Orana region and neighbours Brewarrina, Carinda, Collarenebri and Come By Chance. Its 68 streets hold 1,540 properties, 1,319 of them houses and 221 units.
At the 2021 Census the statistical area of Walgett - Lightning Ridge had 5,534 residents, a median age of 44 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $991 a week, the median mortgage repayment $852 a month and the median rent $179 a week. Of 1,765 dwellings, 1,350 were separate houses, 58 semi-detached, 22 flats and 234 other; 720 were owned outright, 259 owned with a mortgage and 555 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Walgett
- 5,534Peoplelive in the area
- 44Median ageyears
- $991Median household incomea week
- $179Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,350
- Townhouses and semis58
- Flats and apartments22
- Other234
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$852a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Walgett
St Joseph's Primary School
CatholicPrimary
Walgett Community College - Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Walgett Community College - High School
GovernmentSecondary
Streets in Walgett
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.