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Suburb profile ·Lithgow LGA · NSW ·2790

Cullen Bullen NSW 2790

Cullen Bullen is in Lithgow LGA, NSW, postcode 2790, with population 166.

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$440/wk
+10.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2790 · Apr 2026
$470
$400
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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
$415K
House median, latest period
6.4%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$440/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
10.0%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
5.5%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
20,693
21K via Lithgow LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,743
192 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRising
Low · 2017Peak · 2007

7.8% below peak · 119.6% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr +24.9%/yr · 5-yr +17.0%/yr · 10-yr +1.6%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$59/wk (-$3,092/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
7.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,571/mo, while renters pay about $1,907/mo — renting runs $336/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$415K
Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$440
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,571
Gross yield
5.5%

Household income

$54K household · yr-34.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$73K
Household
$54K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA790
Students8
Government1
  • Cullen Bullen Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 790
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
989
4,772 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,772
Total incidents989· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault29964%
  • Sexual Offences7416%
  • Robbery31%
  • Break And Enter9019%

Full data detail

Cullen Bullen NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Cullen Bullen is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Lithgow local government area (postcode 2790). The area has roughly 166 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $54K 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 -0.5% 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 clerical & administrative, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Cullen Bullen stand at $415,000, having posted strong gains by 6.4% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $440. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,571.

Cullen Bullen is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 790, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lithgow LGA is moderate at 4,772 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.5%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($415K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +6.4% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield5.5% High Yield
Price vs State$415K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability7.7x· Moderate
Price Momentum+6.4% Rising
Pop. Growth-0.5% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,571
Rent · wk(Census)$190
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$440
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income7.7x
Population growth · Lithgow LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,693
5-year growth-0.4% CAGR
YoY change-0.5%
20012025
Development · Lithgow LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)41
Houses37
Units4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Lithgow LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.9%
YoY change+2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2790ATO
Negatively geared315 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,233/yr
Landlords (rental income)842
Reported capital gains490
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population166
Median age51
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,042
Personal income · wk$484
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Cullen Bullen 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 · 2025 · 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 · 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 · 13 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 Cullen Bullen 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.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

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

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Cullen Bullen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cullen Bullen in?

    Cullen Bullen is in the Lithgow Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2790. Council-level context for Lithgow LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cullen Bullen?

    The current median house price in Cullen Bullen, NSW is $415K, 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 Cullen Bullen?

    The median weekly rent in Cullen Bullen is $440/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 Cullen Bullen?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.5%. 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 Cullen Bullen a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cullen Bullen?

    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 Cullen Bullen 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.