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Suburb profile ·Balranald LGA · NSW ·2737

Euston NSW 2737

Euston is in Balranald LGA, NSW, postcode 2737, with population 822.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$435/wk
Feb 2026 → Jun 2026 · 3 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2737 · Jun 2026
$450
$242
Feb 2026Jun 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$423K
House median, latest period
34.1%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$435/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
5.4%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
822
822 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
145
2 added 12mo · 2MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+35.5%
5-yr
+16.7%
10-yr
+10.0%
Indicative cashflow-$90/wk (-$4,667/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover6.8% of homes traded/yr (20 sales)
Value vs advantage-46% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Agrade · 87/100 · top 13% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 87% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth98
Rental yield95
Stability3
Volatility-36.3ppCycle-2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Euston

Owner-occupied 77%Rented 23%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.9%
16 of 41 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,377/yr
Landlords (rental income)41
Reported capital gains44
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)64.2/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

70% of homes here are owner-occupied and 20% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 70% owner-occupier / 20% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

30%
of household income to service a new loan
6.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRoughly even

New-loan repayment $2,070/mo vs median rent $1,885/mo (+10% · +$43/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,653/mo (-417) · at 6.2% (current): $2,070/mo · at 8.2%: $2,527/mo (+457)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
5.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $1,885/mo — renting runs $802/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$423K
Household income · yr
$84K
Median rent · wk
$435
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083
Gross yield
5.4%

Household income

$84K household · yr+1.8% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$94K
Household
$84K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)49% could service the median house
Under $300
6
$300-649
28
$650-999
26
$1,000-1,499
44
$1,500-1,999
26
$2,000-2,999
50
$3,000-3,999
20
$4,000+
11

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,592/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 48% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,450/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (235 households)2.1% social housing
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
20%
Dwelling structure6.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 13% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA929
Students105
Government1
  • Euston Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 929

Livability

66/ 100 livability index

Top 34% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 66% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access27
Public transport (61 stops)89
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
72

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents72· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault2576%
  • Sexual Offences39%
  • Robbery13%
  • Break And Enter412%

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

High broad-area context

About 67.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

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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

High exposure ~67.5%
~67.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~29.2% 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 100%

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

3,632 people · 20223,597 by 2032 (-1.0%)

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

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

Euston is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Balranald local government area (postcode 2737). The area has roughly 822 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% 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, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

Median house prices in Euston stand at $423,000, having climbed sharply by 34.1% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $435. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Euston is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 929, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 tram stops, 58 bus stops. The crime rate in the Balranald LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.4% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($423K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +34.1% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield5.4% High Yield
Price vs State$423K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.0x Affordable
Price Momentum+34.1% Rising
Pop. Growth-0.5% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$435
Gross yield3.1%
Price / income5.0x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2024-Q3)5
Population growth · Balranald LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,244
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.5%
20012025
Development · Balranald LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4
Houses4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Balranald LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2737ATO
Negatively geared2.9%
16 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,377/yr
Landlords (rental income)41
Reported capital gains44
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population822
Median age36
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,612
Personal income · wk$741
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,342 → $1,612
Change+20.1%
vs NSW median-0.5 pp
Median rent+25%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops58
Tram stops3
25 Bertram Rd
51 Bertram Rd
73 Bertram Rd
Hospitals · Balranald LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Balranald Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Balranald LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places30
Balranald Multi-Purpose Service15 places
Balranald Retirement Hostel15 places
Childcare · Balranald LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places89
Exceeding NQS0
Balranald Early Learning Centre66 places
Euston Pre-school23 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Euston has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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 · 2024-Q3 · 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
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 61 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.

Euston FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Euston in?

    Euston is in the Balranald Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2737. Council-level context for Balranald LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Euston?

    The current median house price in Euston, NSW is $423K, 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 Euston?

    The median weekly rent in Euston is $435/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Euston?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.4%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Euston a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Euston?

    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.

  7. How often is the Euston 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.