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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated NSW LGA · NSW ·2880

Fowlers Gap NSW 2880

Fowlers Gap is in Unincorporated NSW LGA, NSW, postcode 2880, with population 26.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$335/wk
Rising
+5.0% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2880 · Jun 2026
$360
$310
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$335/wk
Rent context available
5.0%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
26
26 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6,836
233 added 12mo · 39MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$65

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±4.2% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

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).

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$335

Household income

$85K household · yr+2.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$85K
Household
$85K

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

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% 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

Severe exposure ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

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.

Population outlook

2,295 people · 20222,241 by 2032 (-2.4%)

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

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

Fowlers Gap (postcode 2880) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Unincorporated NSW local government area. The area has roughly 26 residents and a young professional demographic, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 4.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.2% 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. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $335.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.2% 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-1.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$65
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$335
Population growth · Unincorporated NSW LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)975
5-year growth-1.6% CAGR
YoY change-1.2%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated NSW LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated NSW LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-0.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2880ATO
Negatively geared4.5%
416 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,735/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,034
Reported capital gains552
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population26
Median age31
Household size4.3
HH income · wk$1,625
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,250 → $1,625
Change-27.8%
vs NSW median-48.4 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Unincorporated NSW LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Gower Wilson Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Tibooburra Health Servicepublic
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Fowlers Gap is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · No linked local crime series
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Missing
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 · 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Fowlers Gap 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, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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 Fowlers Gap feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Silverton most similar
similar rent profile

pop same · rent -$275/wk

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

Mutawintji most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$85/wk

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

Tibooburra better covered
better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$215/wk

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

Fowlers Gap FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Fowlers Gap in?

    Fowlers Gap is in the Unincorporated NSW Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2880. Council-level context for Unincorporated NSW LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Fowlers Gap?

    The median weekly rent in Fowlers Gap is $335/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Fowlers Gap?

    Rent context available: Fowlers Gap 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.

  4. Is Fowlers Gap a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Fowlers Gap?

    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 Fowlers Gap 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.