Wyong NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Wyong NSW is 4,530 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wyong is $608 per week ($31,616 per year). Median rent in Wyong is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Wyong has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Wyong has a population density of 396.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wyong is England. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wyong is $1,632.

There were 582 recorded offences in Wyong in 2025-26, a rate of 128 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (202 offences).

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Wyong Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Wyong Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$608/wk
$31,616 per year
#6961 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
45years
7 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,632/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Wyong Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.9% (2,308) Female 49.1% (2,222)

Population Density

396.2
people per km²
4,530 people · 11.4 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,493
Family income/wk

Wyong 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)

Wyong Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
60.9% 647 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
39.1% 416 dwellings

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

Wyong Country of Birth

Australia
90.9%
England
4.4%
India
1.3%
China
1.2%
Indonesia
0.7%
Egypt
0.4%
Croatia
0.3%
Germany
0.3%
Fiji
0.3%
Canada
0.2%

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

Wyong Religion

No Religion
40.4%
Catholic
21.2%
Anglican
19.0%
Not stated
9.9%
Christian (other)
3.1%
Uniting Church
2.5%
Baptist
2.2%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wyong Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
47.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
35.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.7%

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

Wyong Languages Spoken at Home

Other
22.6%
Cantonese
18.2%
SAL Tot
17.0%
Mandarin
13.8%
IAL Nepali
8.8%
SAL Indon
7.5%
Korean
6.3%
Arabic
5.7%

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

Wyong Employment

💼
Employed full-time
27.2% 898 people
Employed part-time
16.2% 533 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.4% 144 people
🏠
Not in labour force
52.2% 1,722 people

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

Wyong Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
45.1%
Bachelor Degree
22.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.6%
Postgraduate Degree
5.5%
Certificate I/II
4.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.7%

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

Wyong Occupation

Professionals
22.1%
Community & Personal Service
17.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
14.9%
Managers
13.3%
Clerical & Administrative
13.1%
Labourers
8.8%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.7%

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

Wyong Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.1%
Society & Culture
16.3%
Engineering
14.6%
Health
13.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.8%
Architecture & Building
6.8%
Education
6.7%
Information Technology
4.5%
Creative Arts
4.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.2%
Agriculture & Environment
2.1%

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

Wyong Dwelling Types

Separate house
81.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
9.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wyong Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
11.2%
$500-$649/wk
7.6%
$650-$799/wk
8.6%
$800-$999/wk
9.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.7%
$4,000+/wk
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wyong Marital Status

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Married
36.9% 1,420
↔️
Separated
4.6% 178
📋
Divorced
12.6% 486
🕊️
Widowed
7.3% 280
👤
Never married
38.6% 1,486

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wyong Ancestry

English
31.8%
Australian
31.5%
Irish
8.5%
Scottish
7.0%
Other
6.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.6%
Chinese
2.4%
German
2.4%
Italian
1.9%
Dutch
1.2%
Indian
1.1%
Filipino
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wyong School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
25.1%
Secondary — Government
22.9%
Vocational Education
19.0%
Pre-school
10.6%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Catholic
6.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.6%

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

Wyong Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
10.4% 869
No need for assistance
89.6% 7,450

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

Wyong Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.1% 390
Not a volunteer
88.9% 3,120

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wyong Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.8%
$300-$449/mo
1.0%
$450-$599/mo
1.0%
$600-$799/mo
3.9%
$800-$999/mo
5.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
16.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
10.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wyong How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
64.3%
Did not go to work
21.0%
Car (passenger)
5.0%
Walked only
2.7%
Train
2.6%
Bus
1.7%
Truck
1.3%
Other
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%

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

Wyong Car Ownership

0 vehicles
13.6%
1 vehicle
44.0%
2 vehicles
27.6%
3 vehicles
9.1%
4+ vehicles
5.7%

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

Wyong Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.6%
2 bedrooms
26.8%
3 bedrooms
41.2%
4 bedrooms
19.8%
5 bedrooms
4.8%
6+ bedrooms
0.9%

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

Wyong Population Mobility

17.6%
moved in the last year
45.8%
moved in the last 5 years
7.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
47.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wyong Indigenous Population

7.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
588
Indigenous residents
7,872
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wyong Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
633
Arthritis
218
Asthma
196
Diabetes
183
Lung condition
174
Heart disease
152
Cancer
73
Kidney disease
71
Stroke
56
Dementia
19

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

Wyong Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.6%
$1-$149/wk
4.1%
$150-$299/wk
7.9%
$300-$399/wk
7.2%
$400-$499/wk
7.1%
$500-$649/wk
6.1%
$650-$799/wk
10.3%
$800-$999/wk
11.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wyong Family Structure

Couple — no children
30.8%
Couple — children under 15
29.3%
Couple — no children under 15
15.5%
One parent — children under 15
14.2%
One parent — no children under 15
10.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wyong Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 6
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.8% 100
👤
Never served
96.9% 3,433

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wyong Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.1% 458
Did not provide
86.9% 3,044

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wyong Children Ever Born

No children
32.3%
1 child
12.7%
2 children
27.8%
3 children
17.4%
4 children
7.2%
5+ children
2.6%

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

Wyong When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
21
1951–1960
51
1961–1970
98
1971–1980
114
1981–1990
87
1991–2000
74
2001–2010
129
2011–2015
115
2016
20
2017
34
2018
17
2019
18
2020
17
2021
4

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

Wyong Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.5%
5–14 hours
25.8%
15–29 hours
12.8%
30+ hours
10.7%
Did not do domestic work
31.2%

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

Wyong Household Size

1 person
34.8%
2 persons
36.0%
3 persons
11.8%
4 persons
10.6%
5 persons
4.3%
6+ persons
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wyong Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,392
Moved from NSW
526
Moved — same area (SA2)
127
Moved from QLD
20
Moved from overseas
10
Moved from VIC
7
Moved from ACT
4
Moved from TAS
3

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

Wyong Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
79.7%
Step family — no other children
10.6%
Blended family — no other children
7.5%
Other couple — children only
1.4%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wyong Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 582 total

Other Against Property
202
Traffic
134
Theft
75
Other Against Person
39
Assault
38
Drug Offences
35
Property Damage
24
Sexual Offences
16
Weapons
13
Robbery
6

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Wyong Schools

9
schools nearby
4
government
962
avg ICSEA score
3,653
total students
Wyong Christian Community School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 904 students
1057
ICSEA
St Peter's Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,078 students
1045
ICSEA
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 335 students
1022
ICSEA
Wyong High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 674 students
946
ICSEA
Tacoma Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 186 students
938
ICSEA
Wyong Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 433 students
931
ICSEA
HopeTown School Government
Combined · U · 43 students
797
ICSEA
Aspect Central Coast School, Tuggerah Independent
Secondary
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents - Wyong Independent
Secondary

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

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Wyong Rent Prices & Affordability

32%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,096/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 31.9%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Wyong

≈ $4,749/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $746/wk
Rent share 31.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Wyong vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wyong

What is the population of Wyong NSW?

The population of Wyong NSW is 4,530 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 396.2 people per km².Wyong is ranked #1,714 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wyong?

The median personal income in Wyong NSW is $608 per week, or $31,616 per year.The median household income is $1,096 per week.Family income is $1,493 per week.Wyong is ranked #6,961 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wyong?

Median rent in Wyong NSW is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 31.9% of household income, which is considered moderate.Wyong ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wyong?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wyong NSW is $1,632. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wyong?

The median age in Wyong NSW is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wyong a good suburb to live in?

Wyong is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,530.The median income is $608/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (31.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 14464. All dollar figures in AUD.