Wonboyn is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Bega Valley local government area (postcode 2551). It is home to about 130 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Wonboyn has a median house price of $510,000, which has declined by 3.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,225.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bega Valley LGA is below average at 2,268 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.9%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($510K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -3.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.