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Suburb profile ·Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA · NSW ·2588

Wallendbeen NSW 2588

Wallendbeen is in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2588, with population 299.

The read

Verify-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$375K
-20.2% YoY
2007 → 2025 · 12 periods
ABS + state medians
$578K
$115K
2007 2025
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$375K
House median, latest period
20.2%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$200/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
299
299 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
102
7 added 12mo · 1MW
Price cycleCorrecting
LowPeak

35.1% below peak · 226.1% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2007Peak · 2022

35.1% below peak · 226.1% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+12.8%
5-yr
+15.8%
10-yr
+5.9%
Indicative cashflow-$219/wk (-$11,400/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-58% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 5)

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 Wallendbeen

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
13 of 39 landlords
Avg rental loss$21,231/yr
Landlords (rental income)39
Reported capital gains38
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

83% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

83% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

30%
of household income to service a new loan
6.8 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,837/mo vs median rent $867/mo (+112% · +$224/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,467/mo (-370) · at 6.2% (current): $1,837/mo · at 8.2%: $2,243/mo (+406)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
5.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,042/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — owning runs $175/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$375K
Household income · yr
$74K
Median rent · wk
$200
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,042
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$74K household · yr-10.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$96K
Household
$74K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)48% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
22
$650-999
15
$1,000-1,499
16
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
18

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,413/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 25% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (115 households)
Owned outright
59%
Owned with mortgage
24%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure18.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 62% drive, 0% public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 21% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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 2.4% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

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 ~2.4%
~2.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

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 99% Other 1%

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

7,718 people · 20227,979 by 2032 (+3.4%)

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

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

Wallendbeen is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional local government area (postcode 2588). It is home to about 299 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Wallendbeen has a median house price of $375,000, which has fallen sharply by 20.2% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,042.

Public transport access includes 10 bus stops.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.8% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($375K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -20.2% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$375K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.1x Affordable
Price Momentum-20.2% Falling
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,042
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income5.1x
Property investors · Postcode 2588ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
13 of filers
Avg rental loss$21,231/yr
Landlords (rental income)39
Reported capital gains38
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population299
Median age54
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,416
Personal income · wk$753
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,224 → $1,416
Change+15.7%
vs NSW median-4.9 pp
Median rent+100%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
Hospitals · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Cootamundra Hospitalpublic
Gundagai Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places154
Adina Care Cootamundra62 places
Southern Cross Care Cootamundra Residential Aged Care55 places
Uralba Hostel19 places
Gundagai Multi-Purpose Service18 places
Childcare · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places407
Exceeding NQS1
Thrive OSHC Gundagai91 places
Gumnut Child Care Centre (Gundagai)60 places
Cootamundra Early Learning Centre50 places
Milestones Early Learning Cootamundra50 places
Creekside Kids Early Learning Centre48 places
Cootamundra Preschool Incorporated44 places
+3 more in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Wallendbeen depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 2025 · 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
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · No linked local crime series
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Missing
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 · 10 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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.

Wallendbeen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wallendbeen in?

    Wallendbeen is in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2588. Council-level context for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wallendbeen?

    The current median house price in Wallendbeen, NSW is $375K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Wallendbeen?

    The median weekly rent in Wallendbeen is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Wallendbeen a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wallendbeen show: Low Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wallendbeen?

    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 Wallendbeen 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.