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Suburb profile ·Wingecarribee LGA · NSW ·2571

Balmoral NSW 2571

Balmoral is in Wingecarribee LGA, NSW, postcode 2571, with population 469.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$750/wk
Rising
+9.5% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2571 · Jun 2026
$780
$650
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$750/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
9.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
53,840
54K via Wingecarribee LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,259
292 added 12mo · 27MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$415

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±3.7% 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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Balmoral

Owner-occupied 90%Rented 10%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.4%
706 of 1,273 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,935/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,273
Reported capital gains583
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

93% of homes here are owner-occupied and 10% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

93% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $3,250/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$112K
Median rent · wk
$750
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$112K household · yr+35.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$118K
Household
$112K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
8
$650-999
21
$1,000-1,499
24
$1,500-1,999
23
$2,000-2,999
35
$3,000-3,999
15
$4,000+
18

At the median asking rent, about 63% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (148 households)
Owned outright
34%
Owned with mortgage
59%
Rented
10%
Dwelling structure7.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 68% drive, 0% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 26% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
831
1,552 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,552
Total incidents831· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault24859%
  • Sexual Offences11728%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter5713%

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

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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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

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Wingecarribee local government area, Balmoral is a quiet locality (postcode 2571). The area has roughly 469 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $112K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 +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 technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $750. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 5 rail stations, 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Wingecarribee LGA is low at 1,552 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$415
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$750
Population growth · Wingecarribee LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)53,840
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Wingecarribee LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)296
Houses 79%Units 21%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wingecarribee LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.3%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2571ATO
Negatively geared8.4%
706 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,935/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,273
Reported capital gains583
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population469
Median age43
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,147
Personal income · wk$905
Persons / bedroom0.8
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,678 → $2,147
Change+27.9%
vs NSW median+7.3 pp
Median rent+25.8%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Rail stations5
Bus stops22
Balmoral RFS, Railway Pde
Railway Pde At Lemon St
Railway Pde At River St
Railway Pde At Station St
Railway Pde At Truro Pl
Hospitals · Wingecarribee LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Bowral Hospitalpublic
Southern Highlands Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Wingecarribee LGAGEN
Facilities7
Residential places663
Abbey House Aged Care143 places
Harbison Moss Vale136 places
Anthem125 places
Harbison Burradoo98 places
Warrigal Care Bundanoon90 places
Bowral House Nursing Home71 places
+1 more in Wingecarribee LGA
Childcare · Wingecarribee LGAACECQA
Services36
Approved places1,562
Exceeding NQS6
Bundanoon District Community Preschool86 places
Raising Stars Moss Vale Early Learning Centre86 places
Country Kids Club Moss Vale67 places
The Kinder Garden Renwick63 places
Bowral Public School - VillageOSHC60 places
Bambinos Kindergarten Bowral59 places
+30 more in Wingecarribee LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Balmoral has 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 · 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 · 27 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.

Balmoral FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Balmoral in?

    Balmoral is in the Wingecarribee Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2571. Council-level context for Wingecarribee LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Balmoral?

    The median weekly rent in Balmoral is $750/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Balmoral?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Balmoral rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Balmoral a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Balmoral 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 Balmoral?

    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 Balmoral 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.