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Suburb profile ·Narrabri LGA · NSW ·2386

Drildool NSW 2386

Drildool is in Narrabri LGA, NSW, postcode 2386, with population 23.

Median house $89K +0% YoY
Median rent $50/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 2.9% Low yield band
Population 23 23 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Drildool depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

4
Available
1
Verify
3
Missing
Development scale

7 latest-year approvals in Narrabri, +0.0% YoY; population -0.4% YoY (-0.3% 5yr).

Open development signals
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Current status
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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 · 2015 · 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 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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
Verify-heavy evidence

Drildool depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
4

Property prices, Crime, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
3

Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Drildool currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. 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.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Drildool 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, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

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

Couradda most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$200.8K · rent +$70/wk

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

Jacks Creek most similar
similar price band

pop +200 · house +$10.799999999999997K · rent +$100/wk

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

Boolcarroll most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$310.8K · rent +$125/wk

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: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 5,724 per 100k at the Narrabri LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Drildool NSW

Postcode 2386 · Narrabri LGA

Drildool is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Narrabri local government area (postcode 2386). With a population of 23, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.4% 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, labourers, clerical & administrative. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Drildool is $89,000, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $5,000.

The crime rate in the Narrabri LGA is moderate at 5,724 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Drildool offers a gross rental yield of 2.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($89K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 1.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.4% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$89K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability1.2x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0% Stable
Pop. Growth-0.4% Declining
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education9/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$89K
0% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$50
Population
23
Demographics
Median age50
Household size2.6
HH income /wk$1,416
Personal income /wk$900
Mortgage /mth$5,000
Crime (Narrabri LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)5,724
Total incidents730
Population growth (Narrabri LGA)
Population (2025)12,797
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.4%
Development (Narrabri LGA)
Approvals (2026)7
Houses7
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2015 · 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
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
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: 2015
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Drildool FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Drildool in?

    Drildool is in the Narrabri Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2386. Council-level context for Narrabri LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Drildool?

    The current median house price in Drildool, NSW is $89K, 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 Drildool?

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

  4. Is Drildool a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Drildool?

    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 Drildool 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.