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Suburb profile ·Walgett LGA · NSW ·2832

Cumborah NSW 2832

Cumborah is in Walgett LGA, NSW, postcode 2832, with population 198.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$50/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
5,437
5K via Walgett LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
687
15 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$650
Median rent · wk$50
Investor profile

Who invests in Cumborah

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.9%
75 of 159 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,918/yr
Landlords (rental income)159
Reported capital gains69
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

63% of homes here are owner-occupied and 6% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 63% owner-occupier / 6% renter mix.

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

Affordability

10%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $650/mo, while renters pay about $217/mo — owning runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$26K
Median rent · wk
$50
Owner mortgage · mo
$650

Household income

$26K household · yr-68.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$56K
Household
$26K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
45
$650-999
23
$1,000-1,499
14
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
7
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 6% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $167/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (110 households)
Owned outright
59%
Owned with mortgage
4%
Rented
6%
Dwelling structure10.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
37%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 77% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
721
13,116 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k13,116
Total incidents721· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault23457%
  • Sexual Offences5914%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter11929%

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

Low broad-area context

About 10.4% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

Check the property

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

Low exposure ~10.4%
~10.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~8.3% 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 Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 88% Public / Open space 13%

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

5,813 people · 20225,479 by 2032 (-5.7%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Walgett local government area, Cumborah is a quiet locality (postcode 2832). With a population of 198, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $26K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.5% 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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Walgett LGA is higher than average at 13,116 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.5% 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-1.5% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$650
Rent · wk(Census)$50
Population growth · Walgett LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,437
5-year growth-0.9% CAGR
YoY change-1.5%
20012025
Development · Walgett LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)15
Houses 47%Units 53%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Walgett LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8%
YoY change-1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2832ATO
Negatively geared5.9%
75 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,918/yr
Landlords (rental income)159
Reported capital gains69
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population198
Median age58
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$497
Personal income · wk$450
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$491 → $497
Change+1.2%
vs NSW median-19.4 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
Hospitals · Walgett LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Collarenebri Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Lightning Ridge Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Walgett Multipurpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Walgett LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places37
Lightning Ridge Multi-Purpose Service19 places
Collarenebri Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Walgett Multi-Purpose Service8 places
Childcare · Walgett LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places164
Exceeding NQS0
Coolibah Kids50 places
Little Diggers Pre-school & Child Care Centre34 places
Walanbaa Dhurrali Early Learning Centre24 places
Collarenebri Preschool Inc20 places
Walgett Community College Birraleegal Goondi Preschool20 places
Burren Junction Preschool16 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Cumborah depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 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 · 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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · 11 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 Cumborah 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Rowena most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent same $

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

Burren Junction better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$68/wk

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

Carinda most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · adds house price coverage

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

Cumborah FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cumborah in?

    Cumborah is in the Walgett Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2832. Council-level context for Walgett LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cumborah?

    The median weekly rent in Cumborah is $50/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cumborah a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cumborah?

    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.

  5. How often is the Cumborah 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.