Ando is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2631, with population 49.
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Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
This suburb 7% · NSW median 21%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 95% of AU suburbs
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,018/mo, while renters pay about $706/mo — owning runs $312/mo higher on these medians.
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The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.
About 100.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.
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May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation
A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.
May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing
Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.
May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management
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Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.
Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Bombala SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Located in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area, Ando is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2631). It is home to about 49 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.
The median weekly rent is $163 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,018.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,086 incidents per 100,000 population.
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pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$37/wk
Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$37/wk
Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
Ando is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2631. Council-level context for Snowy Monaro Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Ando is $163/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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.