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Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2630

Countegany NSW 2630

Countegany is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2630, with population 38.

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.

$465/wk
+1.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2630 · Apr 2026
$500
$380
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 10.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

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
$235K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$465/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
1.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
10.3%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
38
38 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,588
74 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$128/wk ($6,667/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
3.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,409/mo, while renters pay about $2,015/mo — renting runs $606/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$235K
Household income · yr
$76K
Median rent · wk
$465
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,409
Gross yield
10.3%

Household income

$76K household · yr-7.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$111K
Household
$76K
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

Countegany NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Countegany (postcode 2630) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area. With a population of 38, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Countegany has a median house price of $235,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $465. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 10.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,409.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,173 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 10.3% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($235K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield10.3% High Yield
Price vs State$235K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability3.1x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,409
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$465
Price / income3.1x
Property investors · Postcode 2630ATO
Negatively geared269 (4.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,312/yr
Landlords (rental income)740
Reported capital gains431
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population38
Median age58
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,458
Personal income · wk$632
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Countegany is usable as a read, though 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 · 2021 · 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 · 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 · 1 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 Countegany 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, 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 Countegany feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Numbla Vale better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house -$22.19999999999999K · rent -$265/wk

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

Craigie better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$5K · rent -$265/wk

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

Glen Allen better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$15K · rent -$165/wk

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

Countegany FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Countegany in?

    Countegany is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2630. 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 Countegany?

    The current median house price in Countegany, NSW is $235K, 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 Countegany?

    The median weekly rent in Countegany is $465/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 Countegany?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 10.3%. 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 Countegany a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Countegany?

    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 Countegany 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.