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Suburb profile ·Warrumbungle Shire LGA · NSW ·2842

Mendooran NSW 2842

Mendooran is in Warrumbungle Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2842, with population 626.

Median house $259K +17.7% YoY
Median rent $205/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 4.1% Moderate yield band
Population 626 626 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Mendooran depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Hospitals, Population growth, and Building approvals.

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Available
1
Verify
3
Missing
Moderate yield

4.1% gross yield — middle band. Use compare to triangulate against growth or affordability.

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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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 2025-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 47 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Mendooran depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Hospitals, Population growth, and Building approvals.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
4

Property prices, Crime, Schools, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
3

Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Mendooran currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

Verify before compare

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: 1 matched, including Mendooran Central School.
Crime: 5,386 per 100k at the Warrumbungle Shire LGA level.
Transport: 47 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Mendooran NSW

Postcode 2842 · Warrumbungle Shire LGA

Mendooran is a small community in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area (postcode 2842). With a population of 626, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $48K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Mendooran is $259,000, having surged 17.7% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $205 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $737.

Mendooran is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 889, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 46 bus stops. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,386 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Mendooran offers a gross rental yield of 4.1%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($259K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 5.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +17.7% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield4.1% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$259K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.4x Affordable
Price Momentum+17.7% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage1/10
Education2/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage1/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$259K
17.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$205
Population
626
Demographics
Median age45
Household size2.4
HH income /wk$928
Personal income /wk$489
Mortgage /mth$737
Crime (Warrumbungle Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)5,386
Total incidents497
Transport
Rail stations1
Bus stops46
Forest Rd Opp Railway Rd
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA889
Total students91
Government1
Mendooran Central SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 889
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
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: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Mendooran FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mendooran in?

    Mendooran is in the Warrumbungle Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2842. Council-level context for Warrumbungle Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Mendooran?

    The current median house price in Mendooran, NSW is $259K, 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 Mendooran?

    The median weekly rent in Mendooran is $205/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Mendooran a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mendooran?

    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 Mendooran 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.