Suburb profile
Wilcannia NSW 2836
Wilcannia is located in the Far West and Orana region of New South Wales, postcode 2836. It has 1,089 properties across 58 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Wilcannia, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Wilcannia
Wilcannia, NSW 2836, sits in the Far West and Orana region and neighbours Bulla, Ivanhoe, Little Topar and Noona. Its 58 streets hold 1,089 properties, 980 of them houses and 109 units.
Census figures are for the Far West area. It had 2,288 residents, a median age of 43 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,103 a week, the median mortgage repayment $932 a month and the median rent $150 a week. Of 776 dwellings, 635 were separate houses, 23 semi-detached, 6 flats and 12 other; 329 were owned outright, 81 owned with a mortgage and 241 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Wilcannia
- 2,288Peoplelive in the area
- 43Median ageyears
- $1,103Median household incomea week
- $150Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses635
- Townhouses and semis23
- Flats and apartments6
- Other12
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$932a month
- Household size2.4people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Wilcannia
St Therese's Community Parish School
CatholicPrimary
Wilcannia Central School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Wilcannia Central School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Streets in Wilcannia
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- Wanaaring Road10 properties
- Warrali Avenue18 properties
- Warrawong Road3 properties
- Wentworth Road11 properties
- West Bend Road4 properties
- West Tilpa Road17 properties
- West Wilcannia Road8 properties
- Wilcannia Menindee Road9 properties
- Wilcannia Wanaaring Road34 properties
- Wilcannia-White Cliffs Road1 property
- Wills Street3 properties
- Wilson Street33 properties
- Wiradjuri Drive3 properties
- Woore Street159 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.