Holbrook (postcode 2644) is a small locality in New South Wales within the Greater Hume Shire local government area. With a population of 1,650, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Holbrook stand at $375,000, having fallen sharply by 16% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $158,000. The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,170.
Holbrook is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 981, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 68 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Greater Hume Shire LGA is below average at 2,124 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.5%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($375K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -16.0% year-on-year.