Trangie

Development Activity

Schools in Trangie iICSEA: school advantage index. 1000 = national avg, higher = more advantaged

Demographics

Trangie has a distinctly older demographic profile than national norms. The median age of 45 is 5.0 years above the national average, and the average household size of 2.2 is 0.3 below national, consistent with a post-child-rearing population. Ancestry is predominantly Anglo-Celtic: English (374), Irish (115), and Scottish (100) are the three largest groups, and 84.4% of residents lived at the same address five years ago, a turnover rate of just 15.6% compared with most urban areas. University qualifications reach just 16.0%, which is 14.1 percentage points below the national figure, reflecting the trade and agriculture orientation of local employment. Only 5.2% of residents were born overseas, roughly 16 points below the national rate, making Trangie one of the more locally-born communities in NSW.

The housing stock in Trangie is dominated by detached dwellings at 91.2%, with apartments accounting for only 6.5%. Three-bedroom homes are the most common at 44.1%, and four-plus bedroom homes account for 34.4%, so the typical household has generous space relative to price. The tenure mix reflects long-term owner stability: 47.1% own outright and just 22.9% carry a mortgage, while 29.9% rent. The median house price of $295,000 sits well below the NSW state median, and the 17% gain from $280,000 in 2024 to $327,500 in 2025 shows prices responding to demand. Rent-to-income at 14.8% and mortgage-to-income at 19.0% are both comfortably below stress thresholds, indicating that housing costs are manageable for households at the 26.4th income percentile nationally.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Agriculture is the economic backbone of Trangie, employing 27.6% of the resident workforce, nearly double the next largest sector. Education follows at 15.6% and Healthcare at 7.5%, with Public Administration at 7.0% rounding out the main industries. By occupation, Managers lead (102 workers), reflecting the farm-ownership structure where many operators manage their own land. Machinery and Drivers (63) and Labourers (55) together point to a hands-on, trade-reliant workforce. The unemployment rate of 3.9% is low relative to national benchmarks, and the full-time employment rate of 73.7% is solid, though the participation rate of 49.2% is below national norms because 302 residents are not in the labour force, consistent with the older median age. Weekly household income of $1,220 places the suburb at the 26.4th percentile nationally.

Transport to Work

Daily life in Trangie is almost entirely car-dependent, with 81.3% of residents driving to work, which is above the national rate given the absence of public transport options typical of remote agricultural towns. Notably, 13.1% walk or cycle, a high figure relative to the town's remote classification, reflecting short internal distances. No schools are recorded in the suburb data, so families rely on facilities in nearby centres. The need-for-assistance rate of 8.6% (81 people) is above typical rates for a population of this size, consistent with the older median age of 45. Housing stress is low, with both rent-to-income (14.8%) and mortgage-to-income (19.0%) well below the 30% threshold, and 47.1% of residents own their homes outright. Crime statistics are not available for Trangie in this dataset.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Trangie compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

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