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Suburb profile ·Mid-Western Regional LGA · NSW ·2850

Frog Rock NSW 2850

Frog Rock is in Mid-Western Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2850, with population 170.

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$590/wk
+4.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2850 · Apr 2026
$625
$550
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
$780K
House median, latest period
17.9%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$590/wk
Rent context available
4.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
170
170 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
4,126
249 added 12mo · 31MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2009Peak · 2021

20.8% below peak · 210.5% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr -7.5%/yr · 5-yr +8.9%/yr · 10-yr +10.8%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$289/wk (-$15,054/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
8.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,347/mo, while renters pay about $2,557/mo — renting runs $210/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$780K
Household income · yr
$94K
Median rent · wk
$590
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,347
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$94K household · yr+14.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$106K
Household
$94K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
848
3,271 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,271
Total incidents848· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault25458%
  • Sexual Offences11426%
  • Robbery31%
  • Break And Enter7016%

Full data detail

Frog Rock NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Western Regional local government area, Frog Rock is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2850). With a population of 170, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 technicians & trades, sales, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Frog Rock has a median house price of $780,000, which has dropped significantly by 17.9% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $590. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,347.

Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Western Regional LGA is below average at 3,271 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Frog Rock shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($780K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -17.9% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$780K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability8.3x· Moderate
Price Momentum-17.9% Falling
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,347
Rent · wk(Census)$288
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$590
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income8.3x
Property investors · Postcode 2850ATO
Negatively geared689 (6.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,868/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,611
Reported capital gains917
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population170
Median age44
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,812
Personal income · wk$734
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Frog Rock is usable, but it 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 · 2024 · 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 · 13 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 Frog Rock 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, population trend data, and building approvals.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

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

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Frog Rock FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Frog Rock in?

    Frog Rock is in the Mid-Western Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2850. Council-level context for Mid-Western Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Frog Rock?

    The current median house price in Frog Rock, NSW is $780K, 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 Frog Rock?

    The median weekly rent in Frog Rock is $590/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Frog Rock?

    Rent context available: Frog Rock 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.

  5. Is Frog Rock a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Frog Rock?

    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 Frog Rock 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.