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Suburb profile ·Kyogle LGA · NSW ·2470

Babyl Creek NSW 2470

Babyl Creek is in Kyogle LGA, NSW, postcode 2470, 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.

$522/wk
Rising
+12.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2470 · Jun 2026
$550
$422
Jun 2025Jun 2026
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
No local house series
Median rent
$522/wk
Rent context available
12.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
9,707
10K via Kyogle LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,092
164 added 12mo · 26MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±8.0% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

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).

Affordability

91%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$30K
Median rent · wk
$522

Household income

$30K household · yr-63.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Household
$30K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
264
2,755 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,755
Total incidents264· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault7049%
  • Sexual Offences2417%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter4834%

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 98.8% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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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

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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 ~98.8%
~98.8% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~64.3% 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 81% Public / Open space 19%

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

7,659 people · 20228,462 by 2032 (+10.5%)

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

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

Babyl Creek is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Kyogle local government area (postcode 2470). It is home to about 4 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 current median weekly rent is $522.

The crime rate in the Kyogle LGA is below average at 2,755 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$522
Population growth · Kyogle LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,707
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Kyogle LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)22
Houses 77%Units 23%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kyogle LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.5%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2470ATO
Negatively geared3%
253 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,526/yr
Landlords (rental income)763
Reported capital gains395
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age64
Household size1
HH income · wk$575
Personal income · wk$575
Persons / bedroom0.3
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$933 → $575
Change-38.4%
vs NSW median-59 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Kyogle LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Bonalbo Hospitalpublic
Kyogle Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Kyogle LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places113
Whiddon Kyogle70 places
Kyogle Multi-Purpose Service28 places
Bonalbo Multi-Purpose Service15 places
Childcare · Kyogle LGAACECQA
Services7
Approved places185
Exceeding NQS2
Kyogle Early Learning39 places
Rainbow Region Kids Kyogle30 places
Bundgeam Preschool26 places
Kyogle Pre-school25 places
Ngallingnee Jarjum Tabulam & District Community Preschool Inc25 places
Cawongla Playhouse20 places
+1 more in Kyogle LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Babyl Creek is usable as a read, though 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 · 2026-06 · 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 · 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 Babyl Creek 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 main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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 Babyl Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Pagans Flat most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Lower Peacock better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$397/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

The Glen most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Babyl Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Babyl Creek in?

    Babyl Creek is in the Kyogle Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2470. Council-level context for Kyogle LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Babyl Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Babyl Creek is $522/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Babyl Creek?

    Rent context available: Babyl Creek 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 Babyl Creek a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Babyl Creek?

    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 Babyl Creek 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.