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Suburb profile ·Bega Valley LGA · NSW ·2549

Bald Hills NSW 2549

Bald Hills is in Bega Valley LGA, NSW, postcode 2549, with population 321.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$516/wk
+29.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2549 · Apr 2026
$672
$375
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.2M
House median, latest period
2.3%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$516/wk
Rent context available
29.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.2%
Low yield band
D6 vs AU
Population
36,921
37K via Bega Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
965
47 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRecovering
Low · 2007Peak · 2022

20.8% below peak · 245.8% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr +4.9%/yr · 5-yr +18.5%/yr · 10-yr +11.3%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$765/wk (-$39,778/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
15.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,745/mo, while renters pay about $2,236/mo — renting runs $491/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.23M
Household income · yr
$77K
Median rent · wk
$516
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,745
Gross yield
2.2%

Household income

$77K household · yr-6.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$92K
Household
$77K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
839
2,313 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,313
Total incidents839· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault21562%
  • Sexual Offences7020%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter6318%

Full data detail

Bald Hills NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Bald Hills is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Bega Valley local government area (postcode 2549). With a population of 321, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 +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 most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Bald Hills stand at $1.2 million, having increased by 2.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $516. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,745.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bega Valley LGA is below average at 2,313 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Bald Hills shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.3% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability15.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+2.3%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,745
Rent · wk(Census)$375
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$516
Gross yield1.6%
Price / income15.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2016-Q4)5
Population growth · Bega Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)36,921
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Bega Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)89
Houses72
Units17
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bega Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2549ATO
Negatively geared119 (4.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,924/yr
Landlords (rental income)361
Reported capital gains211
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population321
Median age44
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,487
Personal income · wk$683
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops7
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bald Hills carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 2016-Q4 · 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 · 2026-04 · 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 · 7 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Bald Hills FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bald Hills in?

    Bald Hills is in the Bega Valley Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2549. Council-level context for Bega Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bald Hills?

    The current median house price in Bald Hills, NSW is $1.2M, 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 Bald Hills?

    The median weekly rent in Bald Hills is $516/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bald Hills?

    Rent context available: Bald Hills 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 Bald Hills a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bald Hills show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bald Hills?

    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 Bald Hills 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.