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Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2628

Eucumbene NSW 2628

Eucumbene is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2628, with population 28.

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.

$548/wk
+10.7% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2628 · Apr 2026
$750
$390
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 11.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. 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
$252K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$548/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
10.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
11.3%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
28
28 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
452
30 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$175/wk ($9,099/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
5.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
65%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $2,375/mo — renting runs $575/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$252K
Household income · yr
$44K
Median rent · wk
$548
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800
Gross yield
11.3%

Household income

$44K household · yr-46.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$91K
Household
$44K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
481
2,173 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,173
Total incidents481· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault12657%
  • Sexual Offences5424%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter4118%

Full data detail

Eucumbene NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Eucumbene (postcode 2628) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area. The area has roughly 28 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Irish.

The median house price in Eucumbene is $252,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $548. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 11.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.

The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,173 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Eucumbene shows a gross rental yield of approximately 11.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($252K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield11.3% High Yield
Price vs State$252K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.7x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$548
Price / income5.7x
Property investors · Postcode 2628ATO
Negatively geared84 (6.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,509/yr
Landlords (rental income)248
Reported capital gains86
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population28
Median age59
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$849
Personal income · wk$687
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Eucumbene works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 · 2019 · 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 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Eucumbene 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, transport stops, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, 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

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

Craigie better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house -$11.5K · rent -$348/wk

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

Kybeyan better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$171K · rent -$248/wk

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

Countegany most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$16.5K

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

Eucumbene FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Eucumbene in?

    Eucumbene is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2628. Council-level context for Snowy Monaro Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Eucumbene?

    The current median house price in Eucumbene, NSW is $252K, 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 Eucumbene?

    The median weekly rent in Eucumbene is $548/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 Eucumbene?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 11.3%. 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 Eucumbene a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Eucumbene?

    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 Eucumbene 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.