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Suburb profile ·Murray River LGA · NSW ·2731

Bunnaloo NSW 2731

Bunnaloo is in Murray River LGA, NSW, postcode 2731, with population 107.

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$472/wk
-5.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2731 · Apr 2026
$635
$465
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 4.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population movement supports a growth-led 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
$545K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$472/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
5.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.5%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
14,030
14K via Murray River LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,967
170 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$157/wk (-$8,188/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
6.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,100/mo, while renters pay about $2,045/mo — renting runs $945/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$545K
Household income · yr
$80K
Median rent · wk
$472
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,100
Gross yield
4.5%

Household income

$80K household · yr-2.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$85K
Household
$80K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA990
Students31
Government1
  • Bunnaloo Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
462
3,467 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,467
Total incidents462· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault8245%
  • Sexual Offences2413%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter7441%

Full data detail

Bunnaloo NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Bunnaloo (postcode 2731) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Murray River local government area. The area has roughly 107 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $80K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.6% 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Bunnaloo has a median house price of $545,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $472. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,100.

Bunnaloo is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 990, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Murray River LGA is below average at 3,467 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Bunnaloo shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($545K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.6% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$545K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability6.8x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+2.6% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,100
Rent · wk(Census)$75
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$472
Gross yield0.7%
Price / income6.8x
Population growth · Murray River LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,030
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.6%
20012025
Development · Murray River LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)117
Houses117
YoY change+0%
Employment · Murray River LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2731ATO
Negatively geared207 (4.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,470/yr
Landlords (rental income)487
Reported capital gains429
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population107
Median age51
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,541
Personal income · wk$575
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bunnaloo 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 · 2006 · 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 8 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 Bunnaloo 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 hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage; 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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Bunnaloo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bunnaloo in?

    Bunnaloo is in the Murray River Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2731. Council-level context for Murray River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bunnaloo?

    The current median house price in Bunnaloo, NSW is $545K, 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 Bunnaloo?

    The median weekly rent in Bunnaloo is $472/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 Bunnaloo?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.5%. 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 Bunnaloo a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bunnaloo?

    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 Bunnaloo 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.