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Suburb profile ·Gwydir LGA · NSW ·2411

Croppa Creek NSW 2411

Croppa Creek is in Gwydir LGA, NSW, postcode 2411, with population 104.

Median house $3.0M +66.7% YoY
Median rent $200/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 0.4% Low yield band
Population 104 104 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Property prices, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
1
Verify
1
Missing
Development momentum

9 latest-year approvals in Gwydir, +0.0% YoY; population +1.0% YoY (-0.2% 5yr).

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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 · 2018 · 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 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 3 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Property prices, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
6

Property prices, Crime, Schools, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
1

Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Croppa Creek currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.

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

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Croppa Creek 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 hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are 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.

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

Balfours Peak most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop -100 · house -$500K · rent +$25/wk

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

North Star most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house -$580K · rent -$60/wk

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

Coolatai most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$2907.5K · rent same $

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: 1 matched, including Croppa Creek Public School.
Crime: 3,401 per 100k at the Gwydir LGA level.
Transport: 3 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Croppa Creek NSW

Postcode 2411 · Gwydir LGA

Croppa Creek is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Gwydir local government area (postcode 2411). With a population of 104, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Croppa Creek is $3.0 million, having surged 66.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $269.

Croppa Creek is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 979, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gwydir LGA is below average at 3,401 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Croppa Creek offers a gross rental yield of 0.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 23.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +66.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield0.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.0M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability23.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+66.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education9/10
Economic7/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$3.0M
66.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$200
Population
104
Demographics
Median age38
Household size3
HH income /wk$2,416
Personal income /wk$1125
Mortgage /mth$269
Crime (Gwydir LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)3,401
Total incidents168
Transport
Bus stops3
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA979
Total students12
Government1
Croppa Creek Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 979
Population growth (Gwydir LGA)
Population (2025)4,968
5-year growth-0.2% CAGR
YoY change+1%
Development (Gwydir LGA)
Approvals (2026)9
Houses7
Units2
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2018 · 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 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2018
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Croppa Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Croppa Creek in?

    Croppa Creek is in the Gwydir Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2411. Council-level context for Gwydir LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The current median house price in Croppa Creek, NSW is $3.0M, 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 Croppa Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Croppa Creek is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Croppa Creek a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Croppa 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.

  6. How often is the Croppa 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.