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Suburb profile ·Tamworth Regional LGA · NSW ·2354

Woolbrook NSW 2354

Woolbrook is in Tamworth Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2354, with population 183.

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Thin-context

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$420/wk
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2354 · Jun 2026 · sparse signal
$475
$260
Jun 2025Jun 2026
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

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$530K
House median, latest period
21.5%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$420/wk
Rent context available
≈D9 vs AU
Gross yield
4.1%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
183
183 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
664
68 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$207/wk (-$10,756/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-24% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

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 Woolbrook

Owner-occupied 73%Rented 27%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4%
84 of 287 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,950/yr
Landlords (rental income)287
Reported capital gains233
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

59% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 59% owner-occupier / 22% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

47%
of household income to service a new loan
10.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,597/mo vs median rent $1,820/mo (+43% · +$179/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $2,073/mo (-523) · at 6.2% (current): $2,597/mo · at 8.2%: $3,170/mo (+574)

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
8.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $734/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — renting runs $1,086/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$530K
Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$734
Gross yield
4.1%

Household income

$66K household · yr-19.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$84K
Household
$66K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)32% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
7
$650-999
5
$1,000-1,499
11
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
3

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,998/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 65% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,400/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (59 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
15%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure15.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 42% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 34% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA900
Students11
Government1
  • Woolbrook Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,706
7,140 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,140
Total incidents4,706· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,21556%
  • Sexual Offences28513%
  • Robbery221%
  • Break And Enter66630%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 97.9% 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

Severe exposure ~97.9%
~97.9% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~20.0% 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

3,148 people · 20223,078 by 2032 (-2.2%)

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

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

Woolbrook (postcode 2354) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area. It is home to about 183 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

Woolbrook has a median house price of $530,000, which has declined steeply by 21.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $734.

Woolbrook is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 900, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 7,140 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.1%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($530K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -21.5% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.1%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$530K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability8.0x· Moderate
Price Momentum-21.5% Falling
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$734
Rent · wk(Census)$170
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$420
Gross yield1.7%
Price / income8.0x
Property investors · Postcode 2354ATO
Negatively geared4%
84 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,950/yr
Landlords (rental income)287
Reported capital gains233
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population183
Median age44
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,274
Personal income · wk$642
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$900 → $1,274
Change+41.6%
vs NSW median+21 pp
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops18
Hospitals · Tamworth Regional LGAAIHW
Public6
Private3
Barraba Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Manilla Hospitalpublic
Nepean Hospitalpublic
Tamworth Hospitalpublic
Tresillian Family Care Centre, Kingswoodpublic
Wentworth Psychiatric Servicespublic
+3 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
Aged care · Tamworth Regional LGAGEN
Facilities13
Residential places764
Tamworth Community Aged Care144 places
Bupa Tamworth106 places
Nazareth House Tamworth90 places
RFBI Moonbi Masonic Village - Jim Holm87 places
Heritage Kingswood77 places
RFBI Tamworth Masonic Village62 places
+7 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
Childcare · Tamworth Regional LGAACECQA
Services51
Approved places2,828
Exceeding NQS8
Bright Steps Academy Calala120 places
Poppins Bush School Pty Ltd118 places
South Year Round Care108 places
East Year Round Care105 places
Busy Bees at Tamworth102 places
Milestones Early Learning Centre90 places
+45 more in Tamworth Regional LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Woolbrook 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 · 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
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 18 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.
Sparse locality note

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

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Halls Creek most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$82.5K · rent -$220/wk

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

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

pop same · house +$155K · rent -$240/wk

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

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

pop same · house -$80K · rent -$172/wk

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

Woolbrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Woolbrook in?

    Woolbrook is in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2354. Council-level context for Tamworth Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Woolbrook?

    The current median house price in Woolbrook, NSW is $530K, 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 Woolbrook?

    The median weekly rent in Woolbrook is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Woolbrook?

    Rent context available: Woolbrook 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 Woolbrook a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Woolbrook show: Moderate 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 Woolbrook?

    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 Woolbrook 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.