Allynbrook is in Dungog LGA, NSW, postcode 2311, with population 54.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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).
New-loan repayment $3,885/mo vs median rent $2,544/mo (+53% · +$310/wk)
At 4.0%: $3,094/mo (-791) · at 6.0% (current): $3,885/mo · at 8.0%: $4,755/mo (+870)
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.
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.
This suburb 14.4x · NSW median 11.7x — less affordable than the NSW typical
Nationally · more affordable to buy than 26% of AU suburbs
This suburb 54% · NSW median 21%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 0% of AU suburbs
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,200/mo, while renters pay about $2,544/mo — renting runs $1,344/mo higher on these medians.
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.
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.
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Dungog SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Located in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area, Allynbrook is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2311). The area has roughly 54 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 professionals, sales, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Allynbrook has a median house price of $810,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $587 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Allynbrook shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($810K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 14.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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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
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Allynbrook is in the Dungog Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2311. Council-level context for Dungog LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Allynbrook, NSW is $810K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Allynbrook is $587/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Allynbrook show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.