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Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2626

Colinton NSW 2626

Colinton is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2626, with population 115.

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Thin-context

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$990K
+15.1% YoY
2019 → 2024 · 3 periods
ABS + state medians
$990K
$670K
2019 2024
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$990K
House median, latest period
15.1%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$225/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
1.2%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
115
115 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
129
9 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2019Peak · 2024

At / near its all-time high

Indicative cashflow-$760/wk (-$39,537/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
9.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,232/mo, while renters pay about $975/mo — owning runs $1,257/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$990K
Household income · yr
$109K
Median rent · wk
$225
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,232
Gross yield
1.2%

Household income

$109K household · yr+32.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$123K
Household
$109K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
481
2,173 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,173
Total incidents481· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault12657%
  • Sexual Offences5424%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter4118%

Full data detail

Colinton NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Colinton (postcode 2626) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area. The area has roughly 115 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Median house prices in Colinton stand at $990,000, having jumped by 15.1% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,232.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,173 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Colinton shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($990K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +15.1% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.2% Low Yield
Price vs State$990K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability9.1x· Moderate
Price Momentum+15.1% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,232
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Gross yield1.2%
Price / income9.1x
Property investors · Postcode 2626ATO
Negatively geared24 (7.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,475/yr
Landlords (rental income)47
Reported capital gains19
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population115
Median age51
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,100
Personal income · wk$849
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Colinton depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Colinton 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, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. 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

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

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Colinton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Colinton in?

    Colinton is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2626. Council-level context for Snowy Monaro Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Colinton?

    The current median house price in Colinton, NSW is $990K, 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 Colinton?

    The median weekly rent in Colinton is $225/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Colinton a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Colinton?

    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 Colinton 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.