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

Owned outright 720Owned with a mortgage 259Rented 555Other 231

Schools in Walgett

  • St Joseph's Primary School

    CatholicPrimary

  • Walgett Community College - Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Walgett

A

  1. Aberfoyle Road5 properties
  2. Albert Street9 properties
  3. Araluen Street8 properties
  4. Arthur Street90 properties

B

  1. Bate Street11 properties
  2. Beanbri Road5 properties
  3. Bonanza Road4 properties
  4. Boorooma Creek Road4 properties
  5. Brewon Road23 properties
  6. Bushs Road3 properties

C

  1. Castlereagh Highway51 properties
  2. Cedar Street36 properties
  3. Come By Chance Road39 properties
  4. Coral Avenue18 properties
  5. Cumberdoon Way11 properties

D

  1. Dewhurst Street90 properties
  2. Duff Street35 properties
  3. Dundas Street15 properties

E

  1. Euroka Street101 properties

F

  1. Fox Street109 properties

G

  1. George Sands Way42 properties
  2. Gidginbilla Road2 properties
  3. Gilbert Street45 properties
  4. Ginghet Road2 properties
  5. Gingie Road12 properties
  6. Goangra Road6 properties
  7. Gungalman Road2 properties
  8. Gwydir Highway21 properties

H

  1. Hope Street21 properties
  2. Howards Way10 properties

I

  1. Ivanhoe Crossing Road1 property

K

  1. Kamilaroi Highway40 properties
  2. Keepit Street36 properties

L

  1. Loch-Lomond Road1 property

M

  1. Meadow Plains Road4 properties
  2. Mercadool Road13 properties
  3. Montkeila Street28 properties
  4. Myall Street3 properties

N

  1. Namoi Street92 properties
  2. Namoi Village Street16 properties
  3. Naomi Village Street16 properties
  4. Narran Lake Road2 properties
  5. Neill Street4 properties
  6. Neilly Street39 properties
  7. Nilma Road3 properties

O

  1. O'Neill Court5 properties
  2. O'Neils Road1 property

P

  1. Peel Street57 properties
  2. Perrottets Lane4 properties
  3. Pian Creek Road6 properties
  4. Pitt Street51 properties

R

  1. Ridge Road1 property
  2. Ritchie Street14 properties
  3. Rubbish Tip Road1 property

S

  1. Saleyards Road2 properties
  2. Saw Mill Road2 properties
  3. Strathmore Road2 properties
  4. Sutherland Street33 properties

T

  1. Thomas Street2 properties
  2. Tungra Road4 properties

V

  1. Vaughan Place18 properties
  2. Village Road21 properties

W

  1. Wanourie Creek Road2 properties
  2. Warrena Street65 properties
  3. Wee Waa Street104 properties
  4. Wimbledon Road5 properties
  5. Woodlands Road5 properties

Y

  1. Yarraldool Road7 properties

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.