Mount Fairy NSW 2580
Mount Fairy is in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2580, with population 244.
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Mount Fairy is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
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Mount Fairy has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2580. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent context available
Mount Fairy has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $490/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2580. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Mount Fairy is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals
Mount Fairy currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Mount Fairy NSW
Mount Fairy is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional local government area (postcode 2580). With a population of 244, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Mount Fairy is $1.1 million, having dropped significantly 12.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA is below average at 2,677 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Mount Fairy offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -12.1% year-on-year.
Mount Fairy is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional local government area (postcode 2580). With a population of 244, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Mount Fairy is $1.1 million, having dropped significantly 12.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA is below average at 2,677 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Mount Fairy offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -12.1% year-on-year.
Mount Fairy FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Mount Fairy in?
Mount Fairy is in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2580. Council-level context for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Mount Fairy?
The current median house price in Mount Fairy, NSW is $1.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Fairy?
The median weekly rent in Mount Fairy is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Mount Fairy?
Rent context available: Mount Fairy 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.
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Is Mount Fairy a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Fairy show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Fairy?
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.
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How often is the Mount Fairy 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.