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Suburb profile ·Moree Plains LGA · NSW ·2398

Gurley NSW 2398

Gurley is in Moree Plains LGA, NSW, postcode 2398, with population 248.

The read

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$200/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,845
13K via Moree Plains LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
48
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$618
Median rent · wk$200

Affordability

13%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $618/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — renting runs $249/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$81K
Median rent · wk
$200
Owner mortgage · mo
$618

Household income

$81K household · yr-1.3% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$101K
Household
$81K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
1,735
13,478 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k13,478
Total incidents1,735· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault45855%
  • Sexual Offences577%
  • Robbery91%
  • Break And Enter30337%

Full data detail

Gurley NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Moree Plains local government area, Gurley is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2398). The area has roughly 248 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $618.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moree Plains LGA is higher than average at 13,478 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$618
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Population growth · Moree Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,845
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Moree Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)16
Houses8
Units8
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moree Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2398ATO
Negatively geared3 (2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$15,191/yr
Landlords (rental income)9
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population248
Median age42
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,562
Personal income · wk$860
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 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
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 · 11 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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.

Gurley FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gurley in?

    Gurley is in the Moree Plains Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2398. Council-level context for Moree Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Gurley?

    The median weekly rent in Gurley is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Gurley a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Gurley show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gurley?

    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 Gurley 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.