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Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2631

Glen Allen NSW 2631

Glen Allen is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2631, with population 55.

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.

$250K
+56.3% YoY
2012 → 2022 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$250K
$160K
2012 2022
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 6.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$250K
House median, latest period
56.3%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
6.2%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
55
55 local footprint
D3 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
115
7 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$10/wk (-$500/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
5.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — owning runs $200/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$250K
Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500
Gross yield
6.2%

Household income

$49K household · yr-41.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$47K
Household
$49K
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

Glen Allen NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Glen Allen is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area (postcode 2631). The area has roughly 55 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 managers, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Irish, Australian.

Median house prices in Glen Allen stand at $250,000, having risen steeply by 56.3% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,173 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Glen Allen shows a gross rental yield of approximately 6.2%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($250K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +56.3% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield6.2% High Yield
Price vs State$250K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.2x Affordable
Price Momentum+56.3% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Gross yield6.2%
Price / income5.2x
Property investors · Postcode 2631ATO
Negatively geared24 (6.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,488/yr
Landlords (rental income)55
Reported capital gains37
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population55
Median age39
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$933
Personal income · wk$649
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Glen Allen rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 2022 · 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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · 1 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 Glen Allen 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.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, 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.

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

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

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Glen Allen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Glen Allen in?

    Glen Allen is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2631. 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 Glen Allen?

    The current median house price in Glen Allen, NSW is $250K, 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 Glen Allen?

    The median weekly rent in Glen Allen is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Glen Allen a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Glen Allen?

    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 Glen Allen 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.