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Suburb profile ·Snowy Valleys LGA · NSW ·2729

Ellerslie NSW 2729

Ellerslie is in Snowy Valleys LGA, NSW, postcode 2729, with population 39.

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.

$600/wk
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 8 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2729 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$600
$260
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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
No local house series
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,058
15K via Snowy Valleys LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
456
27 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,725
Median rent · wk$155

Affordability

32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,725/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $875/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,725

Household income

$98K household · yr+18.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$98K
Household
$98K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
490
3,281 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,281
Total incidents490· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault13460%
  • Sexual Offences4018%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5123%

Full data detail

Ellerslie NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Snowy Valleys local government area, Ellerslie is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2729). With a population of 39, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,725.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Valleys LGA is below average at 3,281 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,725
Rent · wk(Census)$155
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$600
Population growth · Snowy Valleys LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,058
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Snowy Valleys LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)30
Houses28
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Snowy Valleys LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2729ATO
Negatively geared45 (4.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,932/yr
Landlords (rental income)130
Reported capital gains68
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population39
Median age38
Household size3.3
HH income · wk$1,875
Personal income · wk$900
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Ellerslie has 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 · 6 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 Ellerslie 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and 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

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

Ournie most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$420/wk

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

Burra most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$420/wk

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

Wermatong better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$310/wk

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

Ellerslie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ellerslie in?

    Ellerslie is in the Snowy Valleys Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2729. Council-level context for Snowy Valleys LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ellerslie?

    The median weekly rent in Ellerslie is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Ellerslie?

    Rent context available: Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ellerslie?

    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 Ellerslie 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.