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Suburb profile ·Forbes LGA · NSW ·2870

Daroobalgie NSW 2870

Daroobalgie is in Forbes LGA, NSW, postcode 2870, with population 88.

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.

$425/wk
+1.2% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2870 · Apr 2026
$450
$380
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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$425/wk
Rent context available
1.2%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
9,301
9K via Forbes LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,658
113 added 12mo · 18MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,442
Median rent · wk$200

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,442/mo, while renters pay about $1,842/mo — owning runs $600/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$425
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,442

Household income

$107K household · yr+29.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$120K
Household
$107K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
643
6,914 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,914
Total incidents643· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault13853%
  • Sexual Offences3313%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter8633%

Full data detail

Daroobalgie NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Forbes local government area, Daroobalgie is a quiet locality (postcode 2870). It is home to about 88 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $425. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,442.

Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Forbes LGA is moderate at 6,914 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,442
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$425
Population growth · Forbes LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,301
5-year growth-0.4% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Forbes LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses16
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Forbes LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2870ATO
Negatively geared322 (4.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,840/yr
Landlords (rental income)755
Reported capital gains422
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population88
Median age36
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,049
Personal income · wk$870
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Daroobalgie carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 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 · 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 · 9 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 Daroobalgie 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 and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, 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.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Wirrinya better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$275/wk

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

Paytens Bridge better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$295/wk

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

Gunning Gap most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$275/wk

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

Daroobalgie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Daroobalgie in?

    Daroobalgie is in the Forbes Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2870. Council-level context for Forbes LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Daroobalgie?

    The median weekly rent in Daroobalgie is $425/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Daroobalgie?

    Rent context available: Daroobalgie 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. Is Daroobalgie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Daroobalgie show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Daroobalgie?

    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 Daroobalgie 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.