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Suburb profile ·Dubbo Regional LGA · NSW ·2820

Farnham NSW 2820

Farnham is in Dubbo Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2820, with population 21.

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.

$700/wk
Rising
+55.6% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2820 · Jun 2026
$700
$395
Jun 2025Jun 2026
What to check

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$700/wk
Rent context available
↑55.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
21
21 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,435
118 added 12mo · 10MW

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$1,625
Median rent · wk$270

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±17.6% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
59%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,625/mo, while renters pay about $3,033/mo — renting runs $1,408/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$62K
Median rent · wk
$700
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,625

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$62K household · yr-25% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$62K
Household
$62K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
3,897
6,837 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k6,837
Total incidents3,897· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,12762%
  • Sexual Offences26715%
  • Robbery271%
  • Break And Enter39322%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Moderate broad-area context

About 20.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Moderate exposure ~20.0%
~20.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~8.2% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 95% Public / Open space 5% Other 1%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Wellington SA2 area · 2022 base
8,941 people · 20229,174 by 2032 (+2.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Wellington SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Farnham NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Dubbo Regional local government area, Farnham is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2820). The area has roughly 21 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 technicians & trades, managers, labourers. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $700. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.

The crime rate in the Dubbo Regional LGA is moderate at 6,837 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,625
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$700
Property investors · Postcode 2820ATO
Negatively geared3.5%
117 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,065/yr
Landlords (rental income)333
Reported capital gains191
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population21
Median age57
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,187
Personal income · wk$524
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,125 → $1,187
Change+5.5%
vs NSW median-15.1 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Technicians & Trades4Managers3Labourers3
Top industriesCensus
Construction3
Top ancestryCensus
Australian13English12Irish8
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Dubbo Regional LGAAIHW
Public3
Private1
Dubbo Hospitalpublic
Lourdes Hospital Dubbopublic
Wellington Health Servicepublic
Dubbo Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Dubbo Regional LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places632
Orana Gardens125 places
Kintyre Lodge - Dubbo81 places
Dubbo Homestead Care Community80 places
Maranatha House80 places
Bracken House Dubbo74 places
RFBI Dubbo Masonic Village70 places
+6 more in Dubbo Regional LGA
Childcare · Dubbo Regional LGAACECQA
Services39
Approved places3,041
Exceeding NQS8
Eden Academy Dubbo138 places
Aspiring Early Learners132 places
Hawthorn Street Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd130 places
Kidscape Early Learning Centre Dubbo130 places
Nature's Academy Early Learning Spitfire Drive125 places
Imagine Childcare and Preschool Blueridge Park124 places
+33 more in Dubbo Regional LGA
Nearby in Dubbo Regional LGA12
Mookerawa$580K · 24Suntop$625K · 61Yarragal · 14Curra Creek$560K · 43Dripstone$373K · 68Dubbo$715K · 43,516Wellington$420K · 4,096Cundumbul$3.9M · 44Mount Arthur$675K · 109Elong Elong$483K · 142Geurie$623K · 706Minore$850K · 194
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Farnham 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 · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · 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 Farnham 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; 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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

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

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$452/wk

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

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Suntop better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$430/wk

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

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Yarragal most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$537/wk

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

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Farnham FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Farnham in?

    Farnham is in the Dubbo Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2820. Council-level context for Dubbo Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Farnham?

    The median weekly rent in Farnham is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Farnham?

    Rent context available: Farnham 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 Farnham?

    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 Farnham 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.