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Suburb profile ·Snowy Valleys LGA · NSW ·2653

Burra NSW 2653

Burra is in Snowy Valleys LGA, NSW, postcode 2653, with population 47.

Limited data

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.

$420/wk
+20.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2653 · Apr 2026
$480
$345
Mar 2025Apr 2026
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
$420/wk
Rent context available
20.0%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,058
15K via Snowy Valleys LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
639
30 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$180

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — renting runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$107K household · yr+30.3% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$108K
Household
$107K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
490
3,281 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,281
Total incidents490· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault13460%
  • Sexual Offences4018%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5123%

Full data detail

Burra NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Burra (postcode 2653) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Valleys local government area. It is home to about 47 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 current median weekly rent is $420. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

The crime rate in the Snowy Valleys LGA is below average at 3,281 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$180
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$420
Population growth · Snowy Valleys LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,058
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Snowy Valleys LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)30
Houses28
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Snowy Valleys LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2653ATO
Negatively geared59 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,960/yr
Landlords (rental income)196
Reported capital gains102
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population47
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,062
Personal income · wk$974
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Burra 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 · 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 · 2026-04 · 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 · 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 Burra 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, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Wermatong better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$130/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Bringenbrong most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$220/wk

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

Minjary better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$120/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Burra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Burra in?

    Burra is in the Snowy Valleys Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2653. Council-level context for Snowy Valleys LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Burra?

    The median weekly rent in Burra is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Burra?

    Rent context available: Burra 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 Burra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Burra 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 Burra?

    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 Burra 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.