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Suburb profile ·Lake Macquarie LGA · NSW ·2283

Balmoral NSW 2283

Balmoral is in Lake Macquarie LGA, NSW, postcode 2283, with population 730.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$670/wk
Rising
+12.6% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2283 · Jun 2026
$670
$580
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$670/wk
Rent context available
12.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
730
730 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,818
355 added 12mo · 31MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,950
Median rent · wk$380

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±3.8% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,950/mo, while renters pay about $2,903/mo — renting runs $953/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$100K
Median rent · wk
$670
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,950

Household income

$100K household · yr+22% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$108K
Household
$100K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
7,548
3,402 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,402
Total incidents7,548· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,88557%
  • Sexual Offences67821%
  • Robbery221%
  • Break And Enter70121%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

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

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

6,466 people · 20227,371 by 2032 (+14.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Hill Top - Colo Vale SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Balmoral NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Lake Macquarie local government area, Balmoral is a small locality (postcode 2283). With a population of 730, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $100K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 current median weekly rent is $670. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.

The crime rate in the Lake Macquarie LGA is below average at 3,402 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,950
Rent · wk(Census)$380
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$670
Population growth · Lake Macquarie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)224,540
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Lake Macquarie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,095
Houses 65%Units 35%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Lake Macquarie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.1%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2283ATO
Negatively geared5.8%
800 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,640/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,853
Reported capital gains1,201
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population730
Median age45
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,931
Personal income · wk$759
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,678 → $1,931
Change+15.1%
vs NSW median-5.5 pp
Median rent+15.2%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Lake Macquarie LGAAIHW
Public3
Private6
Belmont Hospitalpublic
John Hunter Hospitalpublic
Morisset Hospitalpublic
Charlestown Private Hospitalprivate
Lake Macquarie Private Hospitalprivate
Newcastle Endoscopy Centreprivate
+3 more in Lake Macquarie LGA
Aged care · Lake Macquarie LGAGEN
Facilities25
Residential places2,405
Tingira Hills Care Community182 places
Whiddon Redhead180 places
Anglican Care Kilpatrick Court147 places
BaptistCare Bethshan Gardens Centre139 places
Anglican Care C A Brown128 places
Bolton Clarke Bayside (PKA - Bayside Residential Aged Care Facility)124 places
+19 more in Lake Macquarie LGA
Childcare · Lake Macquarie LGAACECQA
Services178
Approved places11,794
Exceeding NQS30
Eleebana And Community Outside School Hours Care195 places
Kinda Kapers Belmont North156 places
Cameron Park Early Learning Centre150 places
Community Kids Morisset Early Education Centre150 places
St Nicholas OOSH Kotara150 places
Active OOSH Cameron Park145 places
+172 more in Lake Macquarie LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Balmoral is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Balmoral is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Balmoral feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Windermere Park better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$290/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Marmong Point better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$280/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Mirrabooka better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$302/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Balmoral FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Balmoral in?

    Balmoral is in the Lake Macquarie Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2283. Council-level context for Lake Macquarie LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Balmoral?

    The median weekly rent in Balmoral is $670/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Balmoral?

    Rent context available: Balmoral has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Balmoral a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Balmoral show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Balmoral?

    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.

  6. How often is the Balmoral data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.