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Suburb profile ·Dubbo Regional LGA · NSW ·2818

Benolong NSW 2818

Benolong is in Dubbo Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2818, with population 76.

Median house $775K +12.3% YoY
Median rent $240/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 1.6% Low yield band
Population 76 76 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Benolong depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth.

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Available
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Verify
4
Missing
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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 2024 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Benolong depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
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Property prices, Crime, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Benolong currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Benolong 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Toongi most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$84K · rent +$80/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Wambangalang most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$242.5K · rent -$10/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Suntop most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$160K · rent +$30/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,970 per 100k at the Dubbo Regional LGA level.
Transport: 4 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Benolong NSW

Postcode 2818 · Dubbo Regional LGA

Benolong is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area (postcode 2818). With a population of 76, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Benolong is $775,000, having surged 12.3% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $240 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,970 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Benolong offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($775K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +12.3% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$775K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability8.1x Moderate
Price Momentum+12.3% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage8/10
Education7/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage8/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$775K
12.3% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$240
Population
76
Demographics
Median age32
Household size3.4
HH income /wk$1,843
Personal income /wk$891
Mortgage /mth$1,950
Crime (Dubbo Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,970
Total incidents3,942
Transport
Bus stops4
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2024 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Benolong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Benolong in?

    Benolong is in the Dubbo Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2818. Council-level context for Dubbo Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Benolong?

    The current median house price in Benolong, NSW is $775K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Benolong?

    The median weekly rent in Benolong is $240/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Benolong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Benolong show: Low Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Benolong?

    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 Benolong 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.