Property Report / Areas / Wagga Wagga / Mount Austin

Mount Austin zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Austin (Wagga Wagga, NSW) - 2.64 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Austin's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Mount Austin at a glance

Parcels 1,727 Median lot 663 m² Mapped easements 2 Bus stops 42

How Mount Austin is zoned

General Residential 63%
Public Recreation 31%
Infrastructure 4%
Medium Density Residential 2%
Local Centre 1%
Private Recreation 0%

Buying in Mount Austin? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.

Across its 2.64 km², Mount Austin is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 663 m² across 1,727 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Austin

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Austin suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
4,035
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$1,124
per week, Wagga Wagga suburb typical $1,928
Median rent
$250
per week, Wagga Wagga suburb typical $274
Median mortgage
$1,148
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 833, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Austin's 4,035 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.7%
5-14 12.9%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 7.9%
25-34 13.5%
35-44 11.8%
45-54 9.1%
55-64 10.8%
65-74 9.7%
75-84 7.1%
85+ 4.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wagga Wagga - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Austin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Austin itself.

18,257 in 2001 to 23,259 in 2025, up 27%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Mount Austin data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
ZoningMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 26 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Mount Austin address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mount Austin lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Mount Austin planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Austin flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mount Austin, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Wagga Wagga is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Mount Austin bushfire-prone?

Around 26% of Mount Austin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wagga Wagga average of 78%.

What is the zoning in Mount Austin?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Austin is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Infrastructure.

Does Mount Austin have heritage-listed places?

Mount Austin has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Austin?

Across 1,727 surveyed parcels in Mount Austin, the median lot size is about 663 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mount Austin have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mount Austin itself. The suburb is served by 42 bus stops.

What is the population of Mount Austin?

At the 2021 Census Mount Austin had 4,035 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wagga Wagga - South statistical area, which contains Mount Austin, went from 18,257 people in 2001 to 23,259 in 2025, up 27%.

Is Mount Austin an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Austin scores 833 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Austin?

Median household income in Mount Austin was $1,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,928 for the typical suburb in Wagga Wagga. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,148 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Tolland 1.0 km Not mapped 13%
Turvey Park 1.1 km Not mapped 33%
Kooringal 2.2 km Not mapped 25%
Bourkelands 2.2 km Not mapped 24%
Glenfield Park 2.3 km Not mapped <1%
Tatton 2.5 km Not mapped 23%
Ashmont 2.6 km Not mapped 20%
Lloyd 3.2 km Not mapped 72%
Wagga Wagga 3.4 km Not mapped 25%
East Wagga Wagga 4.3 km Not mapped 65%

See all Wagga Wagga suburb profiles →