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Suburb profile ·Kiama LGA · NSW ·2577

Carrington Falls NSW 2577

Carrington Falls is in Kiama LGA, NSW, postcode 2577, with population 32.

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.

$700/wk
Rising
+15.2% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2577 · Jun 2026
$720
$550
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
$700/wk
Rent context available
15.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
23,139
23K via Kiama LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,034
323 added 12mo · 32MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$550

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±6.9% 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

37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$700

Household income

$98K household · yr+18.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$117K
Household
$98K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
390
1,683 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,683
Total incidents390· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault6748%
  • Sexual Offences3324%
  • Robbery11%
  • Break And Enter3928%

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 · ~64.3% 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 National Parks and Nature Reserves
Public / Open space 99%

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

3,842 people · 20223,853 by 2032 (+0.3%)

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

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

Carrington Falls is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Kiama local government area (postcode 2577). With a population of 32, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% 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 most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The current median weekly rent is $700.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Kiama LGA is low at 1,683 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$550
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$700
Population growth · Kiama LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)23,139
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Kiama LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)158
Houses 33%Units 67%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kiama LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2577ATO
Negatively geared6.1%
614 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,684/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,633
Reported capital gains1,028
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population32
Median age56
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,875
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$612 → $1,875
Change+206.4%
vs NSW median+185.8 pp
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining6
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Kiama LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kiama Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Kiama LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places254
Blue Haven Bonaira134 places
Uniting Gerringong120 places
Childcare · Kiama LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places679
Exceeding NQS7
Little Zaks Academy Kiama112 places
Peak Sports and Learning Minnamurra75 places
Peak Sports and Learning Kiama60 places
Kiama Downs Community Preschool 0-556 places
Peak Sports and Learning Gerringong50 places
CatholicCare OOSH- Ss Peter and Paul Kiama44 places
+9 more in Kiama LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Carrington Falls 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 · 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 · 1 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Carrington Falls 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 and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Saddleback Mountain better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$350/wk

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

Broughton Village better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

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

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

Willow Vale most similar
similar rent profile

pop same · rent -$100/wk

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

Carrington Falls FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Carrington Falls in?

    Carrington Falls is in the Kiama Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2577. Council-level context for Kiama LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Carrington Falls?

    The median weekly rent in Carrington Falls is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Carrington Falls?

    Rent context available: Carrington Falls 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 Carrington Falls a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Carrington Falls?

    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 Carrington Falls 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.