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Suburb profile ·Tenterfield LGA · NSW ·2476

Koreelah NSW 2476

Koreelah is in Tenterfield LGA, NSW, postcode 2476, with population 83.

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.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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
No local house series
Median rent
$180/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
7,188
7K via Tenterfield LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
158
8 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,100
Median rent · wk$180
Investor profile

Who invests in Koreelah

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.6%
15 of 53 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,419/yr
Landlords (rental income)53
Reported capital gains30
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 10% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,100/mo, while renters pay about $780/mo — owning runs $1,320/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$38K
Median rent · wk
$180
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,100

Household income

$38K household · yr-54.3% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$62K
Household
$38K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
12
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
5
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
3
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 56% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $600/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (41 households)
Owned outright
63%
Owned with mortgage
10%
Rented
10%
Dwelling structure51.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
90%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 31% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 44% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
323
4,562 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,562
Total incidents323· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault7649%
  • Sexual Offences1912%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter6039%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

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 81.8% 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

Check the property

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

Severe exposure ~81.8%
~81.8% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~64.4% 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

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 73% Public / Open space 27%

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

6,879 people · 20227,499 by 2032 (+9.0%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Tenterfield local government area, Koreelah is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2476). It is home to about 83 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $180 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,100.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tenterfield LGA is moderate at 4,562 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,100
Rent · wk(Census)$180
Population growth · Tenterfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,188
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Tenterfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)50
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tenterfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2476ATO
Negatively geared3.6%
15 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,419/yr
Landlords (rental income)53
Reported capital gains30
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population83
Median age58
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$724
Personal income · wk$583
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$754 → $724
Change-4%
vs NSW median-24.6 pp
Median rent+500%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
Hospitals · Tenterfield LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Tenterfield Hospitalpublic
Urbenville Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Tenterfield LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places129
Haddington Nursing Home74 places
Millrace Hostel36 places
Urbenville Multi-Purpose Service19 places
Childcare · Tenterfield LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places68
Exceeding NQS1
Tenterfield Child Care Centre39 places
Tenterfield Preschool29 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Koreelah 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Koreelah 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 and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Drake Village better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent same $

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

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

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$40/wk

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

Sandy Flat better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$105/wk

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

Koreelah FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Koreelah in?

    Koreelah is in the Tenterfield Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2476. Council-level context for Tenterfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Koreelah?

    The median weekly rent in Koreelah is $180/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Koreelah a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Koreelah?

    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 Koreelah 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.