Kapooka is in Wagga Wagga LGA, NSW, postcode 2661, with population 395.
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Located in New South Wales within the Wagga Wagga local government area, Kapooka is a quiet locality (postcode 2661). With a population of 395, the suburb has a young demographic with a median age of 23. Households earn a median income of $124K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 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, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $254 (Census 2021).
Kapooka is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 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.
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Kapooka is in the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2661. Council-level context for Wagga Wagga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Kapooka is $254/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Kapooka show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.