Suburb profile

Wanaaring NSW 2840

Wanaaring is located in the Far West and Orana region of New South Wales, postcode 2840. It has 159 properties across 22 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Wanaaring, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Wanaaring

Wanaaring, NSW 2840, sits in the Far West and Orana region and neighbours Gumbalie, Hungerford, Tibooburra and Tilpa. Its 22 streets hold 159 properties, 158 of them houses and 1 a unit.

Census figures are for the Bourke - Brewarrina area, which covers part of the suburb. At the 2021 Census the area had 3,428 residents, a median age of 36 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,358 a week, the median mortgage repayment $867 a month and the median rent $160 a week. Of 1,149 dwellings, 1,051 were separate houses, 38 semi-detached, 18 flats and 11 other; 342 were owned outright, 212 owned with a mortgage and 466 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Wanaaring

  • 3,428Peoplelive in the area
  • 36Median ageyears
  • $1,358Median household incomea week
  • $160Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,051
  • Townhouses and semis38
  • Flats and apartments18
  • Other11

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$867a month
  • Household size2.4people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 342Owned with a mortgage 212Rented 466Other 129

Schools in Wanaaring

  • Wanaaring Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Wanaaring

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.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.