Suburbs Werrington

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Werrington NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Werrington NSW is 5,328 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Werrington is $806 per week ($41,912 per year). Median rent in Werrington is $360 per week ($1,560 per month). Werrington has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Werrington has a population density of 1182.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Werrington is India. The most common religion is No Religion (33% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Werrington is $1,950.

There were 146 recorded offences in Werrington in 2025-26, a rate of 27 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (57 offences).

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📍 Werrington, New South Wales — 33.7587°S, 150.7506°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (18)

Werrington Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Werrington Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$806/wk
$41,912 per year
#3520 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$360/wk
$1,560 per month
#2908 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.9 per bedroom

Werrington Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.6% (2,588) Female 51.4% (2,738)

Population Density

1182.2
people per km²
5,328 people · 4.5 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,885
Family income/wk

Werrington 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 Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
30.3% 298 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
69.7% 685 dwellings

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

Werrington Country of Birth

Australia
83.7%
India
8.5%
England
2.0%
Fiji
1.3%
Bangladesh
1.1%
China
1.1%
Iran
0.6%
Egypt
0.6%
Germany
0.6%
Afghanistan
0.4%

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

Werrington Religion

No Religion
33.4%
Catholic
23.7%
Hinduism
10.7%
Anglican
10.4%
Not stated
8.9%
Christian (other)
5.3%
Islam
4.5%
Other Religions Tot
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Werrington Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
63.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
24.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.8%

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

Werrington Languages Spoken at Home

Other
19.4%
IAL Nepali
18.3%
SAL Tot
17.7%
IAL Punjabi
13.3%
SAL Tagalog
9.1%
Hindi
8.6%
Samoan
6.9%
Bengali
6.6%

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

Werrington Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.7% 1,407 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.6% 659 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.0% 177 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.8% 1,305 people

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

Werrington Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
34.7%
Bachelor Degree
28.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.9%
Postgraduate Degree
12.4%
Certificate I/II
3.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.9%

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

Werrington Occupation

Professionals
24.2%
Community & Personal Service
16.6%
Clerical & Administrative
15.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
10.3%
Managers
8.2%
Sales Workers
6.8%
Labourers
6.0%

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

Werrington Field of Study

Management & Commerce
26.4%
Society & Culture
15.1%
Engineering
13.3%
Health
11.5%
Information Technology
8.0%
Education
7.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.0%
Architecture & Building
4.3%
Creative Arts
2.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.5%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

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

Werrington Dwelling Types

Separate house
53.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
32.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
14.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Werrington Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
4.4%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
7.0%
$800-$999/wk
7.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.5%
$4,000+/wk
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Werrington Marital Status

💍
Married
41.4% 1,696
↔️
Separated
4.8% 195
📋
Divorced
9.6% 393
🕊️
Widowed
3.3% 135
👤
Never married
41.0% 1,682

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Werrington Ancestry

Australian
24.2%
English
21.3%
Other
20.2%
Indian
5.7%
Irish
5.4%
Filipino
4.9%
Scottish
4.3%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.1%
Chinese
2.8%
Samoan
2.8%
Maori
2.4%
Italian
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Werrington School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
37.2%
Secondary — Government
15.9%
Vocational Education
15.3%
Pre-school
12.9%
Secondary — Catholic
6.6%
Primary — Catholic
6.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.7%

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

Werrington Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.9% 580
✅
No need for assistance
94.1% 9,289

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

Werrington Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.1% 308
—
Not a volunteer
91.9% 3,492

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Werrington Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.7%
$300-$449/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
0.5%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
3.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
33.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
12.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Werrington How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
64.5%
Did not go to work
18.1%
Train
8.3%
Car (passenger)
5.5%
Truck
1.1%
Bus
0.8%
Walked only
0.5%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%

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

Werrington Car Ownership

0 vehicles
11.1%
1 vehicle
45.4%
2 vehicles
32.4%
3 vehicles
7.9%
4+ vehicles
3.3%

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

Werrington Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.6%
2 bedrooms
22.8%
3 bedrooms
49.0%
4 bedrooms
22.0%
5 bedrooms
2.9%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

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

Werrington Population Mobility

18.3%
moved in the last year
55.8%
moved in the last 5 years
7.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Werrington Indigenous Population

5.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
533
Indigenous residents
9,433
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Werrington Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
515
Asthma
189
Diabetes
138
Arthritis
107
Heart disease
95
Lung condition
81
Kidney disease
51
Stroke
37
Cancer
36
Dementia
5

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

Werrington Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.3%
$1-$149/wk
2.8%
$150-$299/wk
5.3%
$300-$399/wk
4.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.6%
$800-$999/wk
13.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.8%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Werrington Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
48.0%
Couple — no children
19.3%
One parent — children under 15
12.9%
Couple — no children under 15
10.7%
One parent — no children under 15
9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Werrington Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
1.3% 51
👤
Never served
98.5% 3,750

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Werrington Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.0% 416
—
Did not provide
89.0% 3,369

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Werrington Children Ever Born

No children
34.8%
1 child
18.5%
2 children
24.9%
3 children
13.5%
4 children
6.2%
5+ children
2.0%

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

Werrington When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
6
1951–1960
27
1961–1970
78
1971–1980
88
1981–1990
152
1991–2000
183
2001–2010
597
2011–2015
356
2016
57
2017
52
2018
67
2019
96
2020
21
2021
6

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

Werrington Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.5%
5–14 hours
26.4%
15–29 hours
11.3%
30+ hours
10.1%
Did not do domestic work
33.7%

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

Werrington Household Size

1 person
25.4%
2 persons
29.0%
3 persons
19.5%
4 persons
15.2%
5 persons
5.9%
6+ persons
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Werrington Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,988
Moved from NSW
699
Moved — same area (SA2)
131
Moved from overseas
28
Moved from VIC
13
Moved from QLD
13
Moved from SA
6

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

Werrington Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.7%
Step family — no other children
9.0%
Blended family — no other children
5.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.1%
Step family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Werrington Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 146 total

Theft
57
Other Against Property
28
Property Damage
17
Assault
11
Other Against Person
10
Drug Offences
10
Sexual Offences
5
Traffic
5
Weapons
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Werrington Schools

18
schools nearby
14
government
968
avg ICSEA score
6,797
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
Claremont Meadows Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 687 students
1012
ICSEA
Orchard Hills Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 242 students
995
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
St Marys South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 319 students
945
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

Showing 15 of 18 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 Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,605/wk
Median Rent $360/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.4%

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

If you earn X in Werrington

≈ $6,955/month
Median rent $360/wk
Left after rent $1,245/wk
Rent share 22.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Singleton Heights
Income: $796/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $40/wk
Oxley Vale
Income: $731/wk Rent: $335/wk Save: $25/wk
Paxton
Income: $730/wk Rent: $345/wk Save: $15/wk
Calala
Income: $878/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $10/wk
West Nowra
Income: $750/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $10/wk
Tolland
Income: $666/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $140/wk
Westdale (Tamworth Regional - NSW)
Income: $845/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $10/wk
Kingswood (Penrith - NSW)
Income: $747/wk Rent: $355/wk Save: $5/wk

Werrington vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Coonamble
Pop: 2,666 Income: $641/wk Rent: $190/wk
Turrella
Pop: 2,673 Income: $840/wk Rent: $520/wk
Emerald Beach
Pop: 2,677 Income: $811/wk Rent: $463/wk
Halekulani
Pop: 2,677 Income: $601/wk Rent: $360/wk
Gulgong
Pop: 2,680 Income: $650/wk Rent: $300/wk
Crookwell
Pop: 2,686 Income: $639/wk Rent: $280/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Werrington

What is the population of Werrington NSW?

The population of Werrington NSW is 5,328 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1182.2 people per km².Werrington is ranked #1,476 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Werrington?

The median personal income in Werrington NSW is $806 per week, or $41,912 per year.The median household income is $1,605 per week.Family income is $1,885 per week.Werrington is ranked #3,520 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Werrington?

Median rent in Werrington NSW is $360 per week ($1,560 per month).Rent represents 22.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Werrington ranks #2,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Werrington?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Werrington NSW is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Werrington?

The median age in Werrington NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Werrington a good suburb to live in?

Werrington is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 5,328.The median income is $806/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.4% 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: 14252. All dollar figures in AUD.