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Suburb profile ·Hawkesbury LGA · NSW ·2756

Mellong NSW 2756

Mellong is in Hawkesbury LGA, NSW, postcode 2756, with population 7.

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.

$680/wk
Rising
+8.8% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2756 · Jun 2026
$700
$600
Jun 2025Jun 2026
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
$680/wk
Rent context available
8.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
69,299
69K via Hawkesbury LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
5,607
391 added 12mo · 54MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,383
Median rent · wk

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±3.6% 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

60%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,383/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $564/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,383

Household income

$59K household · yr-28.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$59K
Household
$59K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,824
2,655 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,655
Total incidents1,824· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault48560%
  • Sexual Offences18122%
  • Robbery20%
  • Break And Enter14017%

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 · ~99.0% 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 National Parks and Nature Reserves
Public / Open space 98% Rural / Green wedge 2%

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

2,805 people · 20222,687 by 2032 (-4.2%)

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

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

Mellong (postcode 2756) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Hawkesbury local government area. It is home to about 7 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 1 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 +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 current median weekly rent is $680. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.

The crime rate in the Hawkesbury LGA is below average at 2,655 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,383
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$680
Population growth · Hawkesbury LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)69,299
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Hawkesbury LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)403
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Hawkesbury LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2756ATO
Negatively geared7%
1,531 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,796/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,129
Reported capital gains1,176
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population7
Median age45
Household size1
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$1,125
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Hawkesbury LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Hawkesbury Hospitalpublic
St John of God Hawkesbury District Health Service (Private)private
St John of God Richmond Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Hawkesbury LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places439
Hawkesbury Living Pty Limited141 places
Uniting Hawkesbury Richmond134 places
Ron Middleton VC Gardens80 places
Fitzgerald Memorial Aged Care Facility Limited48 places
Kurrajong & District Community Nursing Home36 places
Childcare · Hawkesbury LGAACECQA
Services64
Approved places3,666
Exceeding NQS5
McGraths Hill Learning Centre154 places
Headstart Early Learning Centre Clarendon133 places
Papilio Early Learning Pitt Town130 places
Story House Early Learning Bligh Park113 places
Maraylya Early Learning Centre104 places
Oakville Montessori Early Learning Centre101 places
+58 more in Hawkesbury LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Mellong is usable as a read, though 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 · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
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 Mellong 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.

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

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Scheyville better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$370/wk

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

Fernances most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Mogo Creek most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Mellong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mellong in?

    Mellong is in the Hawkesbury Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2756. Council-level context for Hawkesbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mellong?

    The median weekly rent in Mellong is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Mellong?

    Rent context available: Mellong 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 Mellong a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mellong?

    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 Mellong 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.