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Suburb profile ·Dubbo Regional LGA · NSW ·2820

Walmer NSW 2820

Walmer is in Dubbo Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2820, with population 52.

Median house $1.5M +0.8% YoY
Median rent $400/wk Rent context available
Gross yield 1.4% Low yield band
Population 52 52 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Walmer is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Walmer has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2820. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Current status
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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · 2023 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 6 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Walmer has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $400/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2820. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$430/wk
+7.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2820 · Apr 2026
$700
$395
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Walmer is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Walmer currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Walmer 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, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Bournewood most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$25K · rent -$187/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Dripstone most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$15K · rent -$160/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Ponto most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$925K · rent -$200/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,970 per 100k at the Dubbo Regional LGA level.
Transport: 6 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Walmer NSW

Postcode 2820 · Dubbo Regional LGA

Walmer is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area (postcode 2820). With a population of 52, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Walmer is $1.5 million, having risen modestly 0.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,970 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Walmer offers a gross rental yield of 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.8% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.5M/$1.5M Near Median
Affordability14.3x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.8% Stable
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education8/10
Economic9/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.5M
0.8% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$185
Population
52
Demographics
Median age39
Household size2.8
HH income /wk$2,049
Personal income /wk$782
Mortgage /mth
Crime (Dubbo Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,970
Total incidents3,942
Transport
Bus stops6
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Walmer FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Walmer in?

    Walmer is in the Dubbo Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2820. Council-level context for Dubbo Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Walmer?

    The current median house price in Walmer, NSW is $1.5M, 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 Walmer?

    The median weekly rent in Walmer is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Walmer?

    Rent context available: Walmer 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.

  5. Is Walmer a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Walmer?

    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.

  7. How often is the Walmer 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.