Elcombe NSW 2404
Elcombe is in Gwydir LGA, NSW, postcode 2404, with population 25.
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Elcombe has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Elcombe has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2404. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Open matching rent ranking →9 latest-year approvals in Gwydir, +0.0% YoY; population +1.0% YoY (-0.2% 5yr).
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Rent context available
Elcombe has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $320/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2404. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Elcombe has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals
Elcombe currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.
Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
Schools
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Elcombe 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.
Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.
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.
Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.
This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.
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.
If Elcombe feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
pop same · house -$2475K
Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
pop same · house -$1720K · rent -$220/wk
Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
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- Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
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Elcombe NSW
Elcombe is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Gwydir local government area (postcode 2404). With a population of 25, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $23K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Australian.
The median house price in Elcombe is $5.6 million, having surged 57.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $320. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,250.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gwydir LGA is below average at 3,401 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Elcombe offers a gross rental yield of 0.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($5.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 239.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +57.9% 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.
Elcombe is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Gwydir local government area (postcode 2404). With a population of 25, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $23K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Australian.
The median house price in Elcombe is $5.6 million, having surged 57.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $320. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,250.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gwydir LGA is below average at 3,401 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Elcombe offers a gross rental yield of 0.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($5.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 239.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +57.9% 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.
Elcombe FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Elcombe in?
Elcombe is in the Gwydir Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2404. Council-level context for Gwydir LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Elcombe?
The current median house price in Elcombe, NSW is $5.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Elcombe?
The median weekly rent in Elcombe is $320/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Elcombe?
Rent context available: Elcombe 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.
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Is Elcombe a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Elcombe show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Elcombe?
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.
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How often is the Elcombe 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.