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Suburb profile ·Murray River LGA · NSW ·2714

Aratula NSW 2714

Aratula is in Murray River LGA, NSW, postcode 2714, with population 4.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$490/wk
+22.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2714 · Apr 2026
$535
$375
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$490/wk
Rent context available
↑22.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
14,030
14K via Murray River LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
—
No matched school data
Solar
891
39 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk—

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
Personal
$59K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
462
3,467 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,467
Total incidents462· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault8245%
  • Sexual Offences2413%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter7441%

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Aratula NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Aratula (postcode 2714) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Murray River local government area. It is home to about 4 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 current median weekly rent is $490.

The crime rate in the Murray River LGA is below average at 3,467 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.6% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.6%↑ Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth—
Rent · wk(Census)—
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$490
Population growth · Murray River LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,030
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.6%
20012025
Development · Murray River LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)117
Houses117
YoY change+0%
Employment · Murray River LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2714ATO
Negatively geared86 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,538/yr
Landlords (rental income)203
Reported capital gains171
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age54
Household size4
HH income · wk—
Personal income · wk$1,125
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Top occupationsCensus
Managers3
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture3
Nearby in Murray River LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Aratula is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · 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 · 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 Aratula 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, 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

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.

Next step path
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Aratula FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Aratula in?

    Aratula is in the Murray River Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2714. Council-level context for Murray River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Aratula?

    The median weekly rent in Aratula is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Aratula?

    Rent context available: Aratula 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.

  4. Is Aratula a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Aratula show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Aratula?

    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.

  6. How often is the Aratula 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.