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Suburb profile ·Inverell LGA · NSW ·2360

Wandera NSW 2360

Wandera is in Inverell LGA, NSW, postcode 2360, with population 15.

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Thin-context

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$460/wk
Rising
+19.5% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2360 · Jun 2026
$478
$370
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 14.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

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
$165K
House median, latest period
44.1%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
19.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
18,152
18K via Inverell LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,066
118 added 12mo · 21MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$183/wk ($9,492/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.0% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage-81% 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).

Mortgage affordability

21%
of household income to service a new loan
4.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyBuying cheaper

New-loan repayment $808/mo vs median rent $1,993/mo (-59% · -$273/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $646/mo (-163) · at 6.2% (current): $808/mo · at 8.2%: $987/mo (+179)

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

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
3.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
51%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,276/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $717/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$165K
Household income · yr
$47K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,276

Household income

$47K household · yr-43.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$72K
Household
$47K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
902
4,989 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,989
Total incidents902· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault32364%
  • Sexual Offences6413%
  • Robbery41%
  • Break And Enter11423%

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

High broad-area context

About 57.1% 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

High exposure ~57.1%
~57.1% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~19.7% 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

5,232 people · 20225,421 by 2032 (+3.6%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Inverell local government area, Wandera is a quiet locality (postcode 2360). It is home to about 15 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Filipino.

Wandera has a median house price of $165,000, which has dropped significantly by 44.1% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 14.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,276.

The crime rate in the Inverell LGA is moderate at 4,989 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Wandera shows a gross rental yield of approximately 14.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($165K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -44.1% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield14.5% High Yield
Price vs State$165K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability3.5x Affordable
Price Momentum-44.1% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,276
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$460
Gross yield6.3%
Price / income3.5x
Population growth · Inverell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)18,152
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Inverell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)29
Houses 72%Units 28%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Inverell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2360ATO
Negatively geared3.5%
276 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,133/yr
Landlords (rental income)811
Reported capital gains564
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population15
Median age52
Household size1.5
HH income · wk$900
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$466 → $900
Change+93.1%
vs NSW median+72.5 pp
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Inverell LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Inverell Hospitalpublic
Tingha Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Inverell LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places152
McLean Care Ltd125 places
Sunhaven Hostel18 places
Tingha Multi-Purpose Service9 places
McLean Care STRC NSWShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Inverell LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places489
Exceeding NQS4
George Street Children's Centre75 places
Catherine Campbell Long Day Care68 places
KCL Child Care Services60 places
Kindamindi Pre-School60 places
IDFS Vacation Care50 places
Little Sprouts Learning Centre50 places
+6 more in Inverell LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Wandera carries 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 · 2024 · 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
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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Wandera 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, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. 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.

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

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

Bonshaw most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house +$10K · rent -$260/wk

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

Ashford most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +600 · house +$15K · rent -$275/wk

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

Yetman most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house same $ · rent -$310/wk

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

Wandera FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wandera in?

    Wandera is in the Inverell Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2360. Council-level context for Inverell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wandera?

    The current median house price in Wandera, NSW is $165K, 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 Wandera?

    The median weekly rent in Wandera is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Wandera?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 14.5%. 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 Wandera a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wandera?

    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 Wandera 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.