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Suburb profile ·Mid-Western Regional LGA · NSW ·2850

Moolarben NSW 2850

Moolarben is in Mid-Western Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2850, with population 10.

Limited data

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$600/wk
Flat
+0.4% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2850 · Jun 2026
$640
$580
Jun 2025Jun 2026
What to check

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
↑0.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
10
10 local footprint
D1 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,164
275 added 12mo · 31MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk$285

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.4% 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

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$600

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$98K household · yr+18.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$65K
Household
$98K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
890
3,395 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,395
Total incidents890· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault26957%
  • Sexual Offences11925%
  • Robbery31%
  • Break And Enter7917%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

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 98.1% 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

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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

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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

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Severe exposure ~98.1%
~98.1% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~30.9% 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

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 80% Public / Open space 19%

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

ABS projection · Mudgee Surrounds - West SA2 area · 2022 base
11,166 people · 202213,027 by 2032 (+16.7%)

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

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

Moolarben is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Mid-Western Regional local government area (postcode 2850). The area has roughly 10 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, Irish, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $600.

The crime rate in the Mid-Western Regional LGA is below average at 3,395 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth—
Rent · wk(Census)$285
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$600
Property investors · Postcode 2850ATO
Negatively geared6.2%
689 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,868/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,611
Reported capital gains917
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population10
Median age35
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,875
Personal income · wk$699
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,583 → $1,875
Change-27.4%
vs NSW median-48 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Machinery Operators & Drivers5
Top ancestryCensus
Australian9Irish4Scottish3
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Mid-Western Regional LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Gulgong Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Mudgee Health Servicepublic
Rylstone Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Mid-Western Regional LGAGEN
Facilities7
Residential places293
Kanandah Hostel96 places
Whiddon Mudgee Pioneer81 places
Mudgee Grove Care Community42 places
Wenonah Lodge25 places
Rylstone Multi-Purpose Service24 places
Ada Cottage19 places
+1 more in Mid-Western Regional LGA
Childcare · Mid-Western Regional LGAACECQA
Services17
Approved places974
Exceeding NQS2
Mudgee Little Learners155 places
Kiddie Academy Mudgee152 places
Squeakers Childcare Centre69 places
Milestones Early Learning Mudgee63 places
Mudgee Community Preschool Incorporated60 places
PCYC - Out of School Hours Cudgegong60 places
+11 more in Mid-Western Regional LGA
Nearby in Mid-Western Regional LGA12
Bara · 19Maitland Bar · 21Hayes Gap · 22Cumbandry · 22Gulgong$799K · 2,680Canadian Lead · 19Mudgee$715K · 11,457Frog Rock$780K · 170Kandos$400K · 1,263Rylstone$696K · 904Grattai$820K · 330Cooks Gap$850K · 549
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Moolarben as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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 · 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Moolarben 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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similar rent profile

pop same · rent -$320/wk

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pop same · rent -$300/wk

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Hayes Gap most similar
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Moolarben FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Moolarben in?

    Moolarben is in the Mid-Western Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2850. Council-level context for Mid-Western Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Moolarben?

    The median weekly rent in Moolarben is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Moolarben?

    Rent context available: Moolarben 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. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Moolarben?

    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.

  5. How often is the Moolarben 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.