Tallong is a small community in New South Wales within the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area (postcode 2579). The area has roughly 914 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Tallong has a median house price of $940,000, which has dropped significantly by 9.7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $690. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,015.
Tallong is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 996, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA is below average at 3,666 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Tallong shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($940K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -9.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.