Tarlo (postcode 2580) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area. The area has roughly 171 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Tarlo has a median house price of $1.5 million, which has climbed sharply by 115.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $515. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA is below average at 3,666 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 18.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +115.8% 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.