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Suburb profile ·Walgett LGA · NSW ·2831

Carinda NSW 2831

Carinda is in Walgett LGA, NSW, postcode 2831, with population 165.

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.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. 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
$65K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
5,437
5K via Walgett LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
689
26 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Affordability

0.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Median price
$65K
Household income · yr
$70K

Household income

$70K household · yr-15.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$72K
Household
$70K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1017
Students18
Government1
  • Carinda Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
687
12,448 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k12,448
Total incidents687· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault22757%
  • Sexual Offences5213%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter11629%

Full data detail

Carinda NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Walgett local government area, Carinda is a quiet locality (postcode 2831). The area has roughly 165 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.5% 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Carinda has a median house price of $65,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year.

Carinda is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1017, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Walgett LGA is higher than average at 12,448 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Property prices sit below the state median ($65K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 0.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -1.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Price vs State$65K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability0.9x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth-1.5% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Price / income0.9x
Population growth · Walgett LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,437
5-year growth-0.9% CAGR
YoY change-1.5%
20012025
Development · Walgett LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)15
Houses7
Units8
YoY change+0%
Employment · Walgett LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8%
YoY change-1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2831ATO
Negatively geared49 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,841/yr
Landlords (rental income)171
Reported capital gains84
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population165
Median age37
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,343
Personal income · wk$558
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Carinda 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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · 2022 · 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
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 10 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 Carinda 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.

The main gaps on this page are 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.

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

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

Burren Junction better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · house +$15.5K · adds rent coverage

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

Rowena most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · adds rent coverage

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

Collarenebri better covered
similar price band better market coverage

pop +500 · house +$40.5K · adds rent coverage

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

Carinda FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Carinda in?

    Carinda is in the Walgett Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2831. Council-level context for Walgett LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Carinda?

    The current median house price in Carinda, NSW is $65K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. Is Carinda a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Carinda?

    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.

  5. How often is the Carinda 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.