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Suburb profile ·Dubbo Regional LGA · NSW ·2820

Wellington NSW 2820

Wellington is in Dubbo Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2820, with population 4,096.

Median house $375K +20.3% YoY
Median rent $400/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 5.5% Strong yield band
Population 4,096 4K local footprint
Schools 4 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Postcode-derived rent for 2820. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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High yield, watch demand

5.5% gross yield but the LGA is flat. Treat as price-anchored, check demand.

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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 · 2026-Q1 · 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 · 4 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 59 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

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. 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
Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
6

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Wellington currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate with a income-first secondary angle.

Gross yield screens at about 5.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

Compare-ready

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: 4 matched, including Wellington Public School, Wellington High School, St Mary's Catholic School Wellington.
Crime: 6,970 per 100k at the Dubbo Regional LGA level.
Transport: 59 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Wellington NSW

Postcode 2820 · Dubbo Regional LGA

Wellington is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area (postcode 2820). With a population of 4,096, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median house price in Wellington is $375,000, having surged 20.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $283,000 (+5.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $936.

Wellington is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 856, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 58 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,970 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Wellington offers a gross rental yield of 5.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($375K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 7.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +20.3% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield5.5% High Yield
Price vs State$375K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability7.4x Moderate
Price Momentum+20.3% Rising
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$47,054
Mean income$51,884
Earners4,670
YoY change+2.9%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage1/10
Education1/10
Economic1/10
Disadvantage1/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$375K
20.3% YoY
Median unit
$283K
5.8% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$230
Population
4,096
Demographics
Median age41
Household size2.3
HH income /wk$975
Personal income /wk$552
Mortgage /mth$936
Crime (Dubbo Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,970
Total incidents3,942
Transport
Rail stations1
Bus stops58
Wellington Station, Coach Stop
Schools (4)
Avg ICSEA856
Total students963
Government2
Catholic1
Independent1
Wellington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 816
Wellington High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 792
St Mary's Catholic School WellingtonCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 956
Wellington Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 859
Hospitals (1)
Wellington Health Servicepublic
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2026-Q1 · 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 · 4 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
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: 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Wellington FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wellington in?

    Wellington 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 Wellington?

    The current median house price in Wellington, 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 Wellington?

    The median weekly rent in Wellington is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Wellington?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. 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 Wellington a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wellington?

    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 Wellington 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.