Located in New South Wales within the Snowy Valleys local government area, Tooma is a quiet locality (postcode 2642). It is home to about 66 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $111K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 +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, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Tooma has a median house price of $1.5 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $390. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Valleys LGA is below average at 3,370 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Tooma shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.