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Suburb profile ·Warrumbungle Shire LGA · NSW ·2357

Gowang NSW 2357

Gowang is in Warrumbungle Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2357, with population 27.

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.

$330/wk
Falling
-3.6% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2357 · Jun 2026
$400
$250
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$330/wk
Rent context available
↓3.6%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
27
27 local footprint
D2 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,490
39 added 12mo · 8MW

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$434
Median rent · wk$200

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
43%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $434/mo, while renters pay about $1,430/mo — renting runs $996/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$40K
Median rent · wk
$330
Owner mortgage · mo
$434

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$40K household · yr-51.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$85K
Household
$40K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
516
5,585 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k5,585
Total incidents516· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault15758%
  • Sexual Offences3513%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter8029%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% 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

Check the property

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
Severe exposure ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~35.9% 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 99% Public / Open space 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 · Coonabarabran SA2 area · 2022 base
7,960 people · 20228,120 by 2032 (+2.0%)

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

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

Gowang is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area (postcode 2357). It is home to about 27 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $40K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 managers, labourers. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $330. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $434.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,585 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$434
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$330
Property investors · Postcode 2357ATO
Negatively geared3.2%
65 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,013/yr
Landlords (rental income)223
Reported capital gains160
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population27
Median age58
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$762
Personal income · wk$762
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,031 → $762
Change-26.1%
vs NSW median-46.7 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Managers11Labourers5
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture13
Top ancestryCensus
Australian18English12Scottish9Irish5
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
Hospitals · Warrumbungle Shire LGAAIHW
Public4
Private0
Baradine Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Coolah Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Coonabarabran Health Servicepublic
Dunedoo Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Warrumbungle Shire LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places137
Cooinda Aged Care78 places
Dunedoo Multi-Purpose Service25 places
Coolah Multi-Purpose Service20 places
Baradine Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Childcare · Warrumbungle Shire LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places265
Exceeding NQS1
Dunedoo Preschool73 places
Yuluwirri Kids - Coonabarabran Preschool and Long Day Care57 places
Coolah Preschool Kindergarten Inc32 places
Baradine Preschool Incorporated25 places
Coonabarabran After School & Vacation Care24 places
Mendooran Preschool20 places
+2 more in Warrumbungle Shire LGA
Nearby in Warrumbungle Shire LGA12
Uarbry$220K · 38Cobbora · 25Yarragrin · 47Dunedoo$380K · 1,097Coonabarabran$394K · 3,477Mollyan · 48Merrygoen$412K · 79Coolah$358K · 1,262Mendooran$511K · 626Ulamambri$180K · 189Bugaldie$125K · 162Nombi · 55
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Gowang is usable as a read, though 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 · 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 · 5 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 Gowang 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

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

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$122/wk

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

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Cobbora most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$140/wk

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

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Yarragrin most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$168/wk

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

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Gowang FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gowang in?

    Gowang is in the Warrumbungle Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2357. Council-level context for Warrumbungle Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Gowang?

    The median weekly rent in Gowang is $330/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Gowang?

    Rent context available: Gowang 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 Gowang?

    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 Gowang 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.