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Suburb profile ·Wagga Wagga LGA · NSW ·2678

Charles Sturt University NSW 2678

Charles Sturt University is in Wagga Wagga LGA, NSW, postcode 2678, with population 433.

The read

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$315/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
69,108
69K via Wagga Wagga LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$315

Affordability

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$143K
Median rent · wk
$315

Household income

$143K household · yr+73.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$16K
Family
$143K
Household
$143K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
3,693
5,374 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,374
Total incidents3,693· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault90955%
  • Sexual Offences26116%
  • Robbery211%
  • Break And Enter44727%

Full data detail

Charles Sturt University NSW — Property Data and Demographics

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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$315
Population growth · Wagga Wagga LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)69,108
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Wagga Wagga LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)386
Houses254
Units132
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wagga Wagga LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2678ATO
Negatively geared1 (1.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,833/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains4
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population433
Median age20
Household size2
HH income · wk$2,750
Personal income · wk$317
Persons / bedroom0.6
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Charles Sturt University depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 9 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Charles Sturt University FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Charles Sturt University in?

    Charles Sturt University is in the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2678. Council-level context for Wagga Wagga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Charles Sturt University?

    The median weekly rent in Charles Sturt University is $315/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Charles Sturt University a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Charles Sturt University show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Charles Sturt University?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Charles Sturt University data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.