Dairymans Plains is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area (postcode 2630). With a population of 183, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Dairymans Plains stand at $1.1 million, having risen solidly by 5.4% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,015.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,086 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.4% year-on-year.