Located in New South Wales within the Wagga Wagga local government area, Charles Sturt University is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2678). The area has roughly 433 residents and a young demographic, with a median age of 20. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, sales, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $315 (Census 2021).
Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Wagga Wagga LGA is moderate at 5,374 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.