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Suburb profile ·Goulburn Mulwaree LGA · NSW ·2580

Boxers Creek NSW 2580

Boxers Creek is in Goulburn Mulwaree LGA, NSW, postcode 2580, with population 259.

The read

Income-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$515/wk
Rising
+5.1% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2580 · Jun 2026
$520
$480
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.1%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$525K
House median, latest period
56.2%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$515/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
5.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
5.1%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
33,746
34K via Goulburn Mulwaree LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
5,567
346 added 12mo · 40MW
Price cycleNear its low
LowPeak

62.4% below peak · 16.7% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionNear its low
Low · 2013Peak · 2022

62.4% below peak · 16.7% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
-17.4%
5-yr
-2.5%
Indicative cashflow-$131/wk (-$6,795/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.6% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage-25% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Boxers Creek

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
831 of 1,974 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,670/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,974
Reported capital gains1,154
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

69% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 69% owner-occupier / 23% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

41%
of household income to service a new loan
9.2 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,572/mo vs median rent $2,232/mo (+15% · +$79/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,054/mo (-518) · at 6.2% (current): $2,572/mo · at 8.2%: $3,141/mo (+568)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
6.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,682/mo, while renters pay about $2,232/mo — renting runs $550/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$525K
Household income · yr
$76K
Median rent · wk
$515
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,682
Gross yield
5.1%

Household income

$76K household · yr-7.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$80K
Household
$76K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)45% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
5
$650-999
15
$1,000-1,499
11
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
20
$4,000+
6

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,979/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 54% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,717/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (83 households)
Owned outright
41%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure10.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 75% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 13% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,214
3,666 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,666
Total incidents1,214· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault36166%
  • Sexual Offences8616%
  • Robbery20%
  • Break And Enter10118%

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

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~33.9% Category 1 (highest hazard)

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.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental Management
Public / Open space 42% Other 32% Rural / Green wedge 26%

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.

Population outlook

13,946 people · 202215,916 by 2032 (+14.1%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area, Boxers Creek is a quiet locality (postcode 2580). The area has roughly 259 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Boxers Creek stand at $525,000, having fallen sharply by 56.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $515. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,682.

Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA is below average at 3,666 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.1%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($525K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -56.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield5.1% High Yield
Price vs State$525K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability6.9x· Moderate
Price Momentum-56.2% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,682
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$515
Gross yield2.9%
Price / income6.9x
Population growth · Goulburn Mulwaree LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)33,746
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Goulburn Mulwaree LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)309
Houses 42%Units 58%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Goulburn Mulwaree LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2580ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
831 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,670/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,974
Reported capital gains1,154
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population259
Median age44
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,458
Personal income · wk$655
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,194 → $1,458
Change+22.1%
vs NSW median+1.5 pp
Median rent+11.5%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops21
Hospitals · Goulburn Mulwaree LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Bourke Street Health Servicepublic
Goulburn Base Hospitalpublic
Kenmore Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Goulburn Mulwaree LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places341
Warrigal Care Goulburn165 places
Gill Waminda Aged Care Plus Centre103 places
RFBI Goulburn Masonic Village43 places
Southern Cross Care Tenison Goulburn Residential Aged Care30 places
BaptistCare at home-Illawarra & Southern HighlandsShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Goulburn Mulwaree LGAACECQA
Services21
Approved places971
Exceeding NQS2
Imaginations Early Education96 places
Goodstart Early Learning Goulburn76 places
Lilac Early Learning Goulburn North76 places
SDN Lady McKell Children's Education and Care Centre73 places
Reynolds Street Community Preschool 0-570 places
Romp And Stomp OSHC60 places
+15 more in Goulburn Mulwaree LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Boxers Creek has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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 · 2025 · 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
Available
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 · 21 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Boxers Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Boxers Creek in?

    Boxers Creek is in the Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2580. Council-level context for Goulburn Mulwaree LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Boxers Creek?

    The current median house price in Boxers Creek, NSW is $525K, 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 Boxers Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Boxers Creek is $515/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Boxers Creek?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.1%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Boxers Creek a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Boxers Creek?

    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.

  7. How often is the Boxers Creek 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.