Suburbs Whitebridge

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Whitebridge NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Whitebridge NSW is 2,900 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Whitebridge is $933 per week ($48,516 per year). Median rent in Whitebridge is $410 per week ($1,777 per month). Whitebridge has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Whitebridge has a population density of 549.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Whitebridge is England. The most common religion is No Religion (48% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Whitebridge is $2,167.

There were 29 recorded offences in Whitebridge in 2025-26, a rate of 10 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (12 offences).

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📍 Whitebridge, New South Wales — 32.9740°S, 151.7165°E

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Whitebridge Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Whitebridge Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$933/wk
$48,516 per year
#1777 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$410/wk
$1,777 per month
#1715 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Whitebridge Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.0% (1,424) Female 51.0% (1,483)

Population Density

549.1
people per km²
2,900 people · 5.3 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,414
Family income/wk

Whitebridge 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)

Whitebridge Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
50.4% 425 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
49.6% 418 dwellings

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

Whitebridge Country of Birth

Australia
95.8%
England
2.2%
Canada
0.7%
Fiji
0.5%
Brazil
0.3%
India
0.3%
Germany
0.2%

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

Whitebridge Religion

No Religion
48.4%
Catholic
20.6%
Anglican
15.1%
Not stated
5.7%
Uniting Church
4.1%
Christian (other)
2.8%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.9%
Baptist
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Whitebridge Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
57.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
30.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.7%

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

Whitebridge Languages Spoken at Home

Other
33.9%
Macedon
11.9%
German
11.9%
Mandarin
10.2%
Italian
8.5%
Polish
6.8%
Tamil
6.8%
Cantonese
5.1%
Portuguese
5.1%

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

Whitebridge Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.4% 837 people
⏰
Employed part-time
23.9% 508 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.4% 50 people
🏠
Not in labour force
34.4% 732 people

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

Whitebridge Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
34.3%
Bachelor Degree
30.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.7%
Postgraduate Degree
9.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.7%
Certificate I/II
2.1%

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

Whitebridge Occupation

Professionals
35.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.1%
Managers
14.4%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Community & Personal Service
10.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.0%
Labourers
3.9%
Sales Workers
3.6%

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

Whitebridge Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.5%
Health
17.4%
Engineering
16.4%
Society & Culture
10.2%
Education
10.1%
Architecture & Building
8.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.0%
Creative Arts
3.8%
Agriculture & Environment
2.9%
Information Technology
2.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.8%

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

Whitebridge Dwelling Types

Separate house
81.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
9.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Whitebridge Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
5.5%
$800-$999/wk
6.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.7%
$4,000+/wk
16.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Whitebridge Marital Status

💍
Married
52.5% 1,215
↔️
Separated
2.9% 66
📋
Divorced
8.5% 196
🕊️
Widowed
4.1% 94
👤
Never married
32.1% 743

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Whitebridge Ancestry

Australian
32.3%
English
31.2%
Scottish
9.4%
Irish
9.3%
Other
4.6%
Italian
3.3%
German
3.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.7%
Dutch
1.3%
Welsh
1.0%
Chinese
0.8%
Polish
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Whitebridge School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.8%
Secondary — Government
19.8%
Pre-school
13.0%
Primary — Catholic
10.6%
Vocational Education
10.4%
Secondary — Catholic
6.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.5%

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

Whitebridge Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.3% 238
✅
No need for assistance
95.7% 5,306

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

Whitebridge Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.1% 378
—
Not a volunteer
82.9% 1,836

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Whitebridge Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.9%
$300-$449/mo
3.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.1%
$600-$799/mo
3.0%
$800-$999/mo
4.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
11.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Whitebridge How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.1%
Did not go to work
17.4%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Walked only
1.5%
Truck
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Other
0.7%
Bus
0.3%
Bicycle
0.3%

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

Whitebridge Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.8%
1 vehicle
28.3%
2 vehicles
46.8%
3 vehicles
14.2%
4+ vehicles
8.0%

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

Whitebridge Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
16.5%
3 bedrooms
42.3%
4 bedrooms
31.2%
5 bedrooms
7.0%
6+ bedrooms
1.3%

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

Whitebridge Population Mobility

13.7%
moved in the last year
33.3%
moved in the last 5 years
3.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Whitebridge Indigenous Population

3.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
204
Indigenous residents
5,374
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Whitebridge Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
296
Asthma
114
Arthritis
109
Heart disease
72
Diabetes
70
Cancer
55
Lung condition
52
Stroke
24
Kidney disease
18
Dementia
8

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

Whitebridge Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.6%
$150-$299/wk
5.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.1%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
2.8%
$650-$799/wk
7.8%
$800-$999/wk
9.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
11.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.1%
$3,500+/wk
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Whitebridge Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
44.1%
Couple — no children
26.0%
Couple — no children under 15
16.8%
One parent — no children under 15
7.6%
One parent — children under 15
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Whitebridge Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 5
🏅
Previously served
3.2% 71
👤
Never served
96.4% 2,146

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Whitebridge Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.0% 331
—
Did not provide
85.0% 1,883

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Whitebridge Children Ever Born

No children
28.4%
1 child
9.6%
2 children
35.5%
3 children
20.7%
4 children
5.3%
5+ children
0.5%

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

Whitebridge When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
14
1961–1970
35
1971–1980
36
1981–1990
22
1991–2000
30
2001–2010
45
2011–2015
30
2016
8
2018
9
2019
4
2020
3
2021
6

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

Whitebridge Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.4%
5–14 hours
31.4%
15–29 hours
16.1%
30+ hours
8.5%
Did not do domestic work
21.6%

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

Whitebridge Household Size

1 person
20.0%
2 persons
35.3%
3 persons
16.5%
4 persons
20.3%
5 persons
6.3%
6+ persons
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Whitebridge Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,383
Moved from NSW
229
Moved — same area (SA2)
118
Moved from overseas
18
Moved from QLD
9
Moved from VIC
3
Moved from SA
3

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

Whitebridge Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.7%
Step family — no other children
9.2%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Whitebridge Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 29 total

Theft
12
Assault
4
Other Against Property
4
Property Damage
3
Sexual Offences
2
Traffic
2
Other Against Person
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Whitebridge Schools

17
schools nearby
12
government
1050
avg ICSEA score
7,457
total students
Merewether Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 269 students
1129
ICSEA
St James' Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 334 students
1104
ICSEA
Belair Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
1103
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 361 students
1102
ICSEA
Dudley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 245 students
1095
ICSEA
Kahibah Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 291 students
1076
ICSEA
Charlestown South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 235 students
1075
ICSEA
Kotara South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 309 students
1069
ICSEA
Kotara High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,130 students
1066
ICSEA
St Mary's Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 989 students
1062
ICSEA
Charlestown Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 234 students
1037
ICSEA
Charlestown East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 319 students
1036
ICSEA
St Paul's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 294 students
1023
ICSEA
Whitebridge High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 915 students
1022
ICSEA
Hunter Sports High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 941 students
955
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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Whitebridge Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,062/wk
Median Rent $410/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.9%

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

If you earn X in Whitebridge

≈ $8,935/month
Median rent $410/wk
Left after rent $1,652/wk
Rent share 19.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $775/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $210/wk
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Income: $915/wk Rent: $325/wk Save: $85/wk
Lochinvar
Income: $889/wk Rent: $370/wk Save: $40/wk
Lambton
Income: $846/wk Rent: $380/wk Save: $30/wk
Tatton
Income: $1,009/wk Rent: $385/wk Save: $25/wk
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Income: $826/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $10/wk
Floraville
Income: $885/wk Rent: $405/wk Save: $5/wk
Nyngan
Income: $770/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $210/wk

Whitebridge vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Frederickton
Pop: 1,452 Income: $565/wk Rent: $330/wk
Kembla Grange
Pop: 1,452 Income: $1,106/wk Rent: $570/wk
Newcastle West
Pop: 1,453 Income: $1,022/wk Rent: $460/wk
Renwick
Pop: 1,453 Income: $969/wk Rent: $620/wk
Potts Hill
Pop: 1,454 Income: $893/wk Rent: $500/wk
Macquarie Links
Pop: 1,455 Income: $1,047/wk Rent: $580/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Whitebridge

What is the population of Whitebridge NSW?

The population of Whitebridge NSW is 2,900 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 549.1 people per km².Whitebridge is ranked #2,469 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Whitebridge?

The median personal income in Whitebridge NSW is $933 per week, or $48,516 per year.The median household income is $2,062 per week.Family income is $2,414 per week.Whitebridge is ranked #1,777 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Whitebridge?

Median rent in Whitebridge NSW is $410 per week ($1,777 per month).Rent represents 19.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Whitebridge ranks #1,715 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Whitebridge?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Whitebridge 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 Whitebridge?

The median age in Whitebridge NSW is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Whitebridge a good suburb to live in?

Whitebridge is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,900.The median income is $933/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.9% 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: 14293. All dollar figures in AUD.