Located in New South Wales within the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area, Crookwell is a compact suburb (postcode 2583). It is home to about 2,686 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 technicians & trades, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Crookwell is $650,000, having risen by 4.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $390. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,356.
Crookwell is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 969, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 76 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Upper Lachlan Shire LGA is low at 1,532 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($650K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.6% year-on-year.