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Suburb profile ·Gilgandra LGA · NSW ·2827

Breelong NSW 2827

Breelong is in Gilgandra LGA, NSW, postcode 2827, with population 85.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$300/wk
Flat
+0.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2827 · May 2026
$390
$240
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$300/wk
Rent context available
0.0%YoY D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,304
4K via Gilgandra LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,073
41 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,148
Median rent · wk
Investor profile

Who invests in Breelong

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.7%
73 of 215 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,491/yr
Landlords (rental income)215
Reported capital gains131
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 10% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% 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

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,148/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — renting runs $152/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$68K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,148

Household income

$68K household · yr-17.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$69K
Household
$68K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (30 households)
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
23%
Rented
10%
Dwelling structure28.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 51% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 39% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
253
5,877 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,877
Total incidents253· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault7960%
  • Sexual Offences2418%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter2821%

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~47.6%
~47.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~40.1% 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 74% Public / Open space 25%

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

4,410 people · 20224,458 by 2032 (+1.1%)

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

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

Breelong (postcode 2827) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Gilgandra local government area. With a population of 85, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $68K 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 +0.0% 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 managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,148.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gilgandra LGA is moderate at 5,877 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.0% 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+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,148
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$300
Population growth · Gilgandra LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)4,304
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Gilgandra LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)10
Houses 20%Units 80%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gilgandra LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2827ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
73 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,491/yr
Landlords (rental income)215
Reported capital gains131
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population85
Median age40
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,300
Personal income · wk$553
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$787 → $1,300
Change+65.2%
vs NSW median+44.6 pp
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
Hospitals · Gilgandra LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Gilgandra Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Gilgandra LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places77
Cooee Lodge50 places
Gilgandra Multi-Purpose Service19 places
Jack Towney Hostel8 places
Childcare · Gilgandra LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places148
Exceeding NQS1
Gilgandra Preschool80 places
Aussie Kindies Early Learning Gilgandra49 places
Tooraweenah Preschool19 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Breelong 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 · 2026-05 · 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 · 12 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Breelong 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 and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. 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.

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

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pop same · rent +$400/wk

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Breelong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Breelong in?

    Breelong is in the Gilgandra Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2827. Council-level context for Gilgandra LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Breelong?

    The median weekly rent in Breelong is $300/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Breelong?

    Rent context available: Breelong 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 Breelong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Breelong 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 Breelong?

    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 Breelong 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.