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Suburb profile ·Oberon LGA · NSW ·2795

Burraga NSW 2795

Burraga is in Oberon LGA, NSW, postcode 2795, with population 82.

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Thin-context

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$520/wk
Rising
+4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2795 · May 2026
$550
$490
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.3M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$520/wk
Rent context available
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.2%
Low yield band
D6 vs AU
Population
5,595
6K via Oberon LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
8,328
514 added 12mo · 62MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$802/wk (-$41,720/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.4% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage+101% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 2)

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).

Mortgage affordability

101%
of household income to service a new loan
23.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $5,996/mo vs median rent $2,253/mo (+166% · +$864/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $4,774/mo (-1,221) · at 6.0% (current): $5,996/mo · at 8.0%: $7,338/mo (+1,342)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
17.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,196/mo, while renters pay about $2,253/mo — renting runs $1,057/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.25M
Household income · yr
$71K
Median rent · wk
$520
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,196
Gross yield
2.2%

Household income

$71K household · yr-13.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$72K
Household
$71K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
96
1,713 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,713
Total incidents96· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault3463%
  • Sexual Offences1324%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter713%

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~99.5%
~99.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~56.5% 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 100%
Residential density: Low

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

4,853 people · 20225,215 by 2032 (+7.5%)

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

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

Burraga is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Oberon local government area (postcode 2795). The area has roughly 82 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $71K 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 +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 labourers, machinery operators & drivers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Burraga sit at $1.3 million, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,196.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Oberon LGA is low at 1,713 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.2%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 17.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield2.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability17.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,196
Rent · wk(Census)$78
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$520
Gross yield0.3%
Price / income17.5x
Population growth · Oberon LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,595
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Oberon LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)17
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Oberon LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2795ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,218 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,103
Reported capital gains1,912
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population82
Median age51
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,374
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$900 → $1,374
Change+52.7%
vs NSW median+32.1 pp
Median rent+56%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Hospitals · Oberon LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Oberon Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Oberon LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places80
Columbia Aged Care Services - Oberon Village66 places
Oberon Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Childcare · Oberon LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places142
Exceeding NQS0
Circle Early Learning Oberon77 places
Oberon Children's Centre45 places
ASPIRE OSHC O'Connell20 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Burraga 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 · 2024 · 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 · 2026-05 · 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 · 6 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 Burraga 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 lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Gingkin most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$390K · rent -$360/wk

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

Hazelgrove most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$530K · rent -$345/wk

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

Chatham Valley most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$525K · rent -$145/wk

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

Burraga FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Burraga in?

    Burraga is in the Oberon Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2795. Council-level context for Oberon LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Burraga?

    The current median house price in Burraga, NSW is $1.3M, 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 Burraga?

    The median weekly rent in Burraga is $520/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Burraga?

    Rent context available: Burraga 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.

  5. Is Burraga a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Burraga show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Burraga?

    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 Burraga 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.