Paddys River NSW 2653
Paddys River is in Snowy Valleys LGA, NSW, postcode 2653, with population 15.
Strong evidence
Paddys River has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Paddys River has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2653. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Open matching rent ranking →30 latest-year approvals in Snowy Valleys, +0.0% YoY; population +0.1% YoY (0.2% 5yr).
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Rent context available
Paddys River has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $345/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2653. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Paddys River has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Transport, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Schools, Hospitals
Paddys River currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Schools
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Paddys River 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.
Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.
The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.
Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.
This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.
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.
If Paddys River feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$95/wk
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pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$165/wk
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Price history
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Full data detail
Paddys River NSW
Paddys River is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Valleys local government area (postcode 2653). With a population of 15, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Lebanese.
The current median weekly rent is $345. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,320.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Valleys LGA is below average at 3,281 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Paddys River is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Valleys local government area (postcode 2653). With a population of 15, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Lebanese.
The current median weekly rent is $345. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,320.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Valleys LGA is below average at 3,281 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Paddys River FAQ
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What LGA is Paddys River in?
Paddys River is in the Snowy Valleys Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2653. Council-level context for Snowy Valleys LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Paddys River?
The median weekly rent in Paddys River is $345/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 Paddys River?
Rent context available: Paddys River 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 Paddys River a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Paddys River show: Stable, Steady. 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 Paddys River?
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 Paddys River 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.