Whitebridge, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

84/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Whitebridge is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1051, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Whitebridge at a glance

Population (2021): 2,900
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $2,062
SEIFA score: 1051
Coordinates: -32.9728, 151.7165

Whitebridge demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Whitebridge using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 19% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	576	20%
Youth (15–24)	329	11%
Young adults (25–44)	711	24%
Mid-life (45–64)	759	26%
Seniors (65+)	532	18%

Share of the 2,907 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	425	40%
Owned with a mortgage	418	39%
Rented	197	19%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	849	80%
Townhouses & semis	190	18%
Flats & apartments	20	2%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,059 occupied private dwellings in Whitebridge.

Median weekly rent: $410
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $2,414
Median weekly personal income: $933

Community and culture

Born overseas: 245 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 139 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 98 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,190 (54%)
Labour-force participation: 64.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%
Employed full-time: 837
Employed part-time: 503

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Whitebridge

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Whitebridge is January (average daytime high around 27.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 17.3°C). The area receives roughly 898 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.1°C	20.7°C	75 mm
Feb	26.2°C	20.5°C	92 mm
Mar	25.1°C	19.6°C	149 mm
Apr	22.7°C	16.5°C	76 mm
May	20°C	13.2°C	44 mm
Jun	17.3°C	11.1°C	79 mm
Jul	17.3°C	9.9°C	56 mm
Aug	18.2°C	10.3°C	48 mm
Sep	20.7°C	12.7°C	59 mm
Oct	22.7°C	15.2°C	79 mm
Nov	24°C	17°C	71 mm
Dec	25.9°C	19°C	70 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Whitebridge

Where is Whitebridge?

Whitebridge is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Whitebridge?

At the 2021 Census, Whitebridge had a population of about 2,900.

Is Whitebridge an advantaged area?

Whitebridge has an ABS SEIFA score of 1051, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Whitebridge?

Whitebridge has average daytime highs of about 22.3°C and overnight lows of about 15.5°C, with roughly 898 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).