Suburbs Werrington County

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Werrington County NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Werrington County, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Werrington County NSW is 3,698 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Werrington County is $863 per week ($44,876 per year). Median rent in Werrington County is $415 per week ($1,798 per month). Werrington County has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Werrington County has a population density of 1769.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Werrington County is England. The most common religion is No Religion (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Werrington County is $2,167.

There were 43 recorded offences in Werrington County in 2025-26, a rate of 12 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (16 offences).

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📍 Werrington County, New South Wales — 33.7470°S, 150.7486°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (17)

Werrington County Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Werrington County Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$863/wk
$44,876 per year
#2594 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$415/wk
$1,798 per month
#1663 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: —

Werrington County Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.7% (1,840) Female 50.3% (1,859)

Population Density

1769.5
people per km²
3,698 people · 2.1 km²

Households

—
Avg household size
—
Persons per bedroom
$2,161
Family income/wk

Werrington County Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Werrington County Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
43.6% 433 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
56.4% 561 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Werrington County Country of Birth

Australia
92.2%
England
3.6%
India
1.6%
Fiji
0.5%
Indonesia
0.4%
Bangladesh
0.4%
Germany
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
Croatia
0.3%
China
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Werrington County Religion

No Religion
36.5%
Catholic
30.7%
Anglican
18.2%
Not stated
7.0%
Christian (other)
2.3%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.2%
Uniting Church
1.6%
Islam
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Werrington County Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
47.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Werrington County Languages Spoken at Home

Other
22.6%
SAL Tot
18.9%
IAL Punjabi
10.4%
Hindi
10.4%
Arabic
10.4%
Samoan
9.4%
Italian
9.4%
Tamil
8.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Werrington County Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.4% 1,038 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.7% 532 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.1% 55 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.8% 947 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Werrington County Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
52.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.0%
Bachelor Degree
17.3%
Postgraduate Degree
5.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.4%
Certificate I/II
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Werrington County Occupation

Professionals
21.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.8%
Community & Personal Service
15.3%
Clerical & Administrative
14.6%
Managers
11.4%
Labourers
6.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.0%
Sales Workers
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Werrington County Field of Study

Management & Commerce
23.4%
Engineering
19.6%
Society & Culture
15.6%
Education
9.6%
Architecture & Building
8.4%
Health
8.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.3%
Information Technology
3.6%
Agriculture & Environment
2.6%
Creative Arts
2.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Werrington County Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Werrington County Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
7.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
16.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.2%
$4,000+/wk
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Werrington County Marital Status

💍
Married
49.2% 1,454
↔️
Separated
2.8% 83
📋
Divorced
8.6% 254
🕊️
Widowed
4.1% 122
👤
Never married
35.2% 1,040

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Werrington County Ancestry

Australian
31.6%
English
29.2%
Irish
8.4%
Other
7.2%
Scottish
6.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.9%
Maltese
2.7%
Italian
2.4%
German
2.3%
Indian
1.8%
Maori
1.4%
Filipino
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Werrington County School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
40.1%
Secondary — Government
14.5%
Vocational Education
12.4%
Secondary — Catholic
12.4%
Pre-school
11.7%
Primary — Catholic
5.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Werrington County Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.7% 402
✅
No need for assistance
94.3% 6,615

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Werrington County Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.2% 228
—
Not a volunteer
91.8% 2,565

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Werrington County Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.6%
$300-$449/mo
0.6%
$450-$599/mo
2.0%
$600-$799/mo
2.0%
$800-$999/mo
2.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
28.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
21.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
12.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Werrington County How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.9%
Did not go to work
20.5%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Truck
1.6%
Train
1.4%
Walked only
0.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bus
0.4%
Other
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Werrington County Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.6%
1 vehicle
28.4%
2 vehicles
41.4%
3 vehicles
17.2%
4+ vehicles
9.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Werrington County Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.6%
2 bedrooms
3.5%
3 bedrooms
52.4%
4 bedrooms
33.6%
5 bedrooms
8.2%
6+ bedrooms
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Werrington County Population Mobility

11.5%
moved in the last year
30.9%
moved in the last 5 years
2.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Werrington County Indigenous Population

6.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
465
Indigenous residents
6,608
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Werrington County Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
324
Asthma
183
Arthritis
146
Diabetes
106
Lung condition
81
Heart disease
71
Cancer
50
Kidney disease
37
Stroke
29
Dementia
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Werrington County Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.3%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
5.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.6%
$400-$499/wk
2.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.9%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
12.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.2%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Werrington County Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
41.6%
Couple — no children
25.5%
Couple — no children under 15
18.4%
One parent — children under 15
7.6%
One parent — no children under 15
6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Werrington County Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.5% 70
👤
Never served
97.4% 2,723

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Werrington County Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.0% 335
—
Did not provide
88.0% 2,452

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Werrington County Children Ever Born

No children
28.9%
1 child
13.6%
2 children
29.7%
3 children
20.0%
4 children
5.6%
5+ children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Werrington County When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
14
1951–1960
39
1961–1970
106
1971–1980
86
1981–1990
77
1991–2000
62
2001–2010
116
2011–2015
50
2016
12
2017
6
2018
9
2019
12
2020
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Werrington County Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.1%
5–14 hours
27.9%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
11.0%
Did not do domestic work
28.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Werrington County Household Size

1 person
16.3%
2 persons
35.9%
3 persons
19.1%
4 persons
15.6%
5 persons
8.5%
6+ persons
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Werrington County Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,082
Moved from NSW
320
Moved — same area (SA2)
70
Moved from overseas
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Werrington County Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
78.8%
Step family — no other children
10.4%
Blended family — no other children
7.7%
Intact family — other children present
1.9%
Other couple — children only
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Werrington County Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 43 total

Theft
16
Property Damage
7
Other Against Property
6
Assault
6
Other Against Person
4
Sexual Offences
3
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Werrington County Schools

17
schools nearby
13
government
970
avg ICSEA score
7,355
total students
Wollemi College Independent
Combined · 2-12 · 565 students
1107
ICSEA
St Marys Senior High School Government
Secondary · 11-12 · 926 students
1052
ICSEA
Kingswood Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 499 students
1048
ICSEA
Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
1032
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 310 students
1019
ICSEA
Jordan Springs Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,119 students
1017
ICSEA
Claremont Meadows Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 687 students
1012
ICSEA
Cambridge Gardens Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 341 students
965
ICSEA
Werrington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 519 students
963
ICSEA
Werrington County Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 319 students
961
ICSEA
St Marys Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 258 students
954
ICSEA
Kurrambee School Government
Combined · U · 104 students
946
ICSEA
Cambridge Park Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 523 students
926
ICSEA
Cambridge Park High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 633 students
916
ICSEA
Penrith Valley School Government
Combined · U · 39 students
873
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 17 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Werrington County Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,042/wk
Median Rent $415/wk
Rent-to-Income 20.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Werrington County

≈ $8,849/month
Median rent $415/wk
Left after rent $1,627/wk
Rent share 20.3%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Nowra Hill
Income: $838/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $130/wk
Mount Saint Thomas
Income: $819/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $115/wk
Gol Gol
Income: $932/wk Rent: $315/wk Save: $100/wk
Windradyne
Income: $843/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $65/wk
Teralba
Income: $843/wk Rent: $363/wk Save: $52/wk
Kotara South
Income: $935/wk Rent: $378/wk Save: $37/wk
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Income: $805/wk Rent: $390/wk Save: $25/wk
Wyongah
Income: $725/wk Rent: $390/wk Save: $25/wk

Werrington County vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Currans Hill
Pop: 5,541 Income: $971/wk Rent: $450/wk
Bangor (NSW)
Pop: 5,536 Income: $949/wk Rent: $650/wk
Pemulwuy
Pop: 5,532 Income: $1,098/wk Rent: $570/wk
Unanderra
Pop: 5,476 Income: $563/wk Rent: $285/wk
West Tamworth
Pop: 5,471 Income: $624/wk Rent: $275/wk
Greenwich
Pop: 5,469 Income: $1,457/wk Rent: $550/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Werrington County

What is the population of Werrington County NSW?

The population of Werrington County NSW is 3,698 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1769.5 people per km².Werrington County is ranked #2,046 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Werrington County?

The median personal income in Werrington County NSW is $863 per week, or $44,876 per year.The median household income is $2,042 per week.Family income is $2,161 per week.Werrington County is ranked #2,594 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Werrington County?

Median rent in Werrington County NSW is $415 per week ($1,798 per month).Rent represents 20.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Werrington County ranks #1,663 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Werrington County?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Werrington County NSW is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Werrington County?

The median age in Werrington County NSW is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Werrington County a good suburb to live in?

Werrington County is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,698.The median income is $863/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 14253. All dollar figures in AUD.