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Suburb profile ·Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA · NSW ·2622

Marlowe NSW 2622

Marlowe is in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2622, with population 8.

Median house $68K +13.3% YoY
Median rent $475/wk Rent-led investor candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 8 8 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Marlowe is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, and Crime. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Transport as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Available
0
Verify
5
Missing
Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 36.3%. Postcode-derived rent for 2622. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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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 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 · 2019 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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.
Rent signal

Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 36.3%. Snapshot rent $475/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2622. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$470/wk
-1.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2622 · Apr 2026
$538
$420
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Marlowe is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, and Crime. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Transport as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
3

Property prices, Market rent, Crime

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
5

Schools, Hospitals, Transport, Population growth

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Marlowe currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Gross yield screens at about 36.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

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

Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 36.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

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.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Marlowe 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 population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. 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 Marlowe feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Wyanbene most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop same · house -$13K · rent -$175/wk

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

Back Creek most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$95/wk

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

Reidsdale most similar
similar rent profile

pop +100 · house +$62K · rent -$175/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: 2,677 per 100k at the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

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Full data detail

Marlowe NSW

Postcode 2622 · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA

Marlowe is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional local government area (postcode 2622). With a population of 8, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 72. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. 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 top ancestries reported are German, English.

The median house price in Marlowe is $68,000, having surged 13.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $475. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 36.3%.

The crime rate in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA is below average at 2,677 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Marlowe offers a gross rental yield of 36.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($68K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 1.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +13.3% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield36.3% High Yield
Price vs State$68K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability1.2x Affordable
Price Momentum+13.3% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage5/10
Education5/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage5/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$68K
13.3% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$315
Population
8
Demographics
Median age72
Household size1.6
HH income /wk$1,125
Personal income /wk$574
Mortgage /mth
Top ancestry
Crime (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)2,677
Total incidents1,750
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2019 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2019
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Marlowe FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Marlowe in?

    Marlowe is in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2622. Council-level context for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Marlowe?

    The current median house price in Marlowe, NSW is $68K, 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 Marlowe?

    The median weekly rent in Marlowe is $475/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 Marlowe?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 36.3%. 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 Marlowe a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Marlowe 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 Marlowe?

    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 Marlowe 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.