Wards River, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 178
- Median age
- 55
- Household income
- $783/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- Renting
- 20%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Gloucester Station · 23.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital · 22.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$800k
Sales (5 yr)
28
Sales (12 mths)
8
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
6 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 14.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Stratford PS
Secondary
Gloucester HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individ