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Suburb profile ·Upper Lachlan Shire LGA · NSW ·2579

Big Hill NSW 2579

Big Hill is in Upper Lachlan Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2579, with population 78.

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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.

$680/wk
+4.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2579 · Apr 2026
$825
$480
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 12.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

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
$290K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
4.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
78
78 local footprint
D4 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,304
120 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$238/wk ($12,368/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
2.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,777/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $1,170/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$290K
Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,777

Household income

$121K household · yr+47.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$117K
Household
$121K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
141
1,619 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,619
Total incidents141· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault3956%
  • Sexual Offences1623%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter1521%

Full data detail

Big Hill NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Big Hill (postcode 2579) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area. The area has roughly 78 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. 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 managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Median house prices in Big Hill sit at $290,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 12.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,777.

The crime rate in the Upper Lachlan Shire LGA is low at 1,619 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 12.2% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($290K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield12.2% High Yield
Price vs State$290K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability2.4x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,777
Rent · wk(Census)$550
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$680
Gross yield9.9%
Price / income2.4x
Property investors · Postcode 2579ATO
Negatively geared138 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$11,663/yr
Landlords (rental income)378
Reported capital gains241
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population78
Median age53
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,333
Personal income · wk$933
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Big Hill 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 · 2011 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Big Hill 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, transport stops, and population trend data.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

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 Big Hill feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Chatsbury most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

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

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

Roslyn most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

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

Big Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Big Hill in?

    Big Hill is in the Upper Lachlan Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2579. Council-level context for Upper Lachlan Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Big Hill?

    The current median house price in Big Hill, NSW is $290K, 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 Big Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Big Hill is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Big Hill?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 12.2%. 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 Big Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Big Hill show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Big Hill?

    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 Big Hill 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.