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Suburb profile ·Hilltops LGA · NSW ·2594

Thuddungra NSW 2594

Thuddungra is in Hilltops LGA, NSW, postcode 2594, with population 137.

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$460/wk
Rising
+12.2% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2594 · Jun 2026
$460
$400
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
12.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
19,347
19K via Hilltops LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,325
112 added 12mo · 18MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,051
Median rent · wk$245

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.6% 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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Thuddungra

Owner-occupied 83%Rented 17%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.7%
251 of 721 landlords
Avg rental loss$11,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)721
Reported capital gains453
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

72% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

72% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

30%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,051/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $942/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$79K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,051

Household income

$79K household · yr-3.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$89K
Household
$79K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
0
$650-999
4
$1,000-1,499
11
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
7
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
5

At the median asking rent, about 43% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,533/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (47 households)
Owned outright
36%
Owned with mortgage
36%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure27.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 68% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 25% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
628
3,254 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,254
Total incidents628· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault19661%
  • Sexual Offences7423%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5216%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

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

Low broad-area context

About 4.6% 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

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

Low exposure ~4.6%
~4.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~3.3% 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

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 100%

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

7,682 people · 20227,899 by 2032 (+2.8%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Hilltops local government area, Thuddungra is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2594). It is home to about 137 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $79K 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 -0.2% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,051.

Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hilltops LGA is below average at 3,254 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,051
Rent · wk(Census)$245
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$460
Population growth · Hilltops LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)19,347
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Hilltops LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)50
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Hilltops LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2594ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
251 of filers
Avg rental loss$11,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)721
Reported capital gains453
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population137
Median age50
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,525
Personal income · wk$777
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,125 → $1,525
Change+35.6%
vs NSW median+15 pp
Median rent+96%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops17
Hospitals · Hilltops LGAAIHW
Public4
Private0
Boorowa Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Mercy Care Hospital - Youngpublic
Murrumburrah-Harden Hospitalpublic
Young Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Hilltops LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places250
Southern Cross Care Young Residential Aged Care83 places
Mercy Place Mount St Joseph's65 places
Harden Grange45 places
Harden Multi-Purpose Service24 places
Burrowa House20 places
Boorowa Multi-Purpose Service13 places
Childcare · Hilltops LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places741
Exceeding NQS3
Annette's Place110 places
Youngstars Early Learning Centre104 places
Boorowa Early Education Centre91 places
Bunyip Preschool Harden76 places
Goodstart Early Learning Young76 places
Milestones Early Learning Young59 places
+7 more in Hilltops LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Thuddungra has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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 · 17 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 Thuddungra 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 and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

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.

Stronger nearby reads

If Thuddungra feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Thuddungra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Thuddungra in?

    Thuddungra is in the Hilltops Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2594. Council-level context for Hilltops LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Thuddungra?

    The median weekly rent in Thuddungra is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Thuddungra?

    Rent context available: Thuddungra 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. Is Thuddungra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Thuddungra show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Thuddungra?

    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.

  6. How often is the Thuddungra 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.