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Suburb profile ·Central Darling LGA · NSW ·2878

Ivanhoe NSW 2878

Ivanhoe is in Central Darling LGA, NSW, postcode 2878, with population 261.

The read

Income-first

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$63K
-16.0% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 4 periods
ABS + state medians
$90K
$63K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 12.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$63K
House median, latest period
16.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,773
2K via Central Darling LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
93
5 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionNear its low
Low · 2024Peak · 2014

30.0% below peak · 0.0% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr -11.2%/yr
Indicative cashflow$53/wk ($2,776/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
0.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $100/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — renting runs $550/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$63K
Household income · yr
$74K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$100

Household income

$74K household · yr-10.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$106K
Household
$74K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA747
Students29
Government1
  • Ivanhoe Central SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 747
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
271

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents271· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault10766%
  • Sexual Offences127%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter4427%

Full data detail

Ivanhoe NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Ivanhoe (postcode 2878) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Central Darling local government area. The area has roughly 261 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

Ivanhoe has a median house price of $63,000, which has declined steeply by 16% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 12.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $100.

Ivanhoe is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 747, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Central Darling LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 12.4% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($63K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 0.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -16.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield12.4% High Yield
Price vs State$63K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability0.9x Affordable
Price Momentum-16.0% Falling
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$100
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Gross yield12.4%
Price / income0.9x
Population growth · Central Darling LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,773
5-year growth+0% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Central Darling LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4
Houses2
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Central Darling LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2878ATO
Negatively geared6 (3.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,686/yr
Landlords (rental income)22
Reported capital gains16
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population261
Median age42
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,416
Personal income · wk$864
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Darnick Station, Platform 1
Ivanhoe Station, Platform 1
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Ivanhoe Hospitalpublic
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ivanhoe for a first-pass 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 · 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
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 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.

Ivanhoe FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ivanhoe in?

    Ivanhoe is in the Central Darling Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2878. Council-level context for Central Darling LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Ivanhoe?

    The current median house price in Ivanhoe, NSW is $63K, 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 Ivanhoe?

    The median weekly rent in Ivanhoe is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Ivanhoe a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe?

    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 Ivanhoe 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.