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Suburb profile ·Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA · NSW ·2722

Darbalara NSW 2722

Darbalara is in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2722, with population 62.

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.

$460/wk
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 12 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2722 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$610
$320
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
62
62 local footprint
D3 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Solar
780
66 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$325

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $476/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$111K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$111K household · yr+34.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$123K
Household
$111K

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Darbalara NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional local government area, Darbalara is a quiet locality (postcode 2722). It is home to about 62 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $111K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$325
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$460
Property investors · Postcode 2722ATO
Negatively geared80 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,590/yr
Landlords (rental income)243
Reported capital gains126
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population62
Median age29
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,125
Personal income · wk$850
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Top occupationsCensus
Managers10Professionals7Technicians & Trades7Community & Personal Service3Clerical & Administrative3
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture17Manufacturing3Education3
Top ancestryCensus
Australian33English22Irish7Scottish4Italian3
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Nearby in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA12
Gobarralong · 63Muttama$290K · 140Burra Creek · 71Reno · 131Adjungbilly · 101Gundagai$532K · 1,699Cootamundra$570K · 6,885South Gundagai$370K · 781Mundarlo · 51Tumblong$650K · 225Wallendbeen$375K · 299Nangus$265K · 240
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Darbalara as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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 · 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
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · No linked local crime series
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Missing
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 · 6 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 Darbalara 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, crime coverage, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, crime 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.

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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

Gobarralong most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$310/wk

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

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Muttama better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$215/wk

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

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Burra Creek most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$340/wk

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

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Darbalara FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Darbalara in?

    Darbalara is in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2722. Council-level context for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Darbalara?

    The median weekly rent in Darbalara is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Darbalara?

    Rent context available: Darbalara has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Darbalara?

    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 Darbalara 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.