Wagga Wagga - West
New South Wales · Wagga Wagga · Riverina
Why “Wagga Wagga - West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Wagga Wagga into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Wagga Wagga - West is a locality in the Wagga Wagga area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Wagga Wagga - West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Wagga Wagga - West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Ashmont Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wagga Wagga - West.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Wagga Wagga - West (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Wagga Wagga - West
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment440ICSEA1008
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment300ICSEA766
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment266ICSEA1027
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment242ICSEA938
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment166ICSEA1050
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment52ICSEA1002
- Combined · GovernmentEnrolment—ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSSt Lukes PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSCSU - R Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSKU Ashmont Preschool and Family CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Ashmont
- Exceeding NQSKU Koala PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSKU - Kangaroo PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSKU - Kingfisher PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSKU - Kookaburra PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Wagga Wagga
- Exceeding NQSRed Hill Public School Bimbi PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Tolland
- Meeting NQSInspire Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 234 places · Wagga Wagga
- Meeting NQSHenschke Out of School Hours Care IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 121 places · Wagga Wagga
- Meeting NQSThe After School Klub Wagga WaggaCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Wagga Wagga
- Meeting NQSLittle Peoples Early Learning Centre BourkelandsCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Bourkelands
+ 47 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 2,894
- vs previous year
- +9%
- vs 2021
- 2,252
- Theft 866
- Against justice procedures 810
- Assault 271
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 174
- Malicious damage to property 156
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 8
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 27
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Wagga Wagga - West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Wagga Wagga - West SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the loss come from?
-183Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Wagga Wagga
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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