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Suburb profile ·Carrathool LGA · NSW ·2675

Lake Brewster NSW 2675

Lake Brewster is in Carrathool LGA, NSW, postcode 2675, with population 12.

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.

$295/wk
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 12 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2675 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$450
$270
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$295/wk
Rent context available
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,803
3K via Carrathool LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
362
15 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Affordability

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$143K
Median rent · wk
$295

Household income

$143K household · yr+73.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$55K
Family
$169K
Household
$143K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
87

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents87· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1743%
  • Sexual Offences1025%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter1333%

Full data detail

Lake Brewster NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Lake Brewster is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Carrathool local government area (postcode 2675). The area has roughly 12 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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.

The current median weekly rent is $295.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Carrathool LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.1% 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+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$295
Population growth · Carrathool LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,803
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Carrathool LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3
Houses3
YoY change+0%
Employment · Carrathool LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.2%
YoY change+0.5pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2675ATO
Negatively geared40 (3.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,858/yr
Landlords (rental income)111
Reported capital gains46
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population12
Median age33
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,750
Personal income · wk$1,062
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Current status
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Lake Brewster 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 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 · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 1 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 Lake Brewster 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.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Melbergen most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Monia Gap most similar

pop same

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

Hillston better covered
better market coverage

pop +1500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$75/wk

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

Lake Brewster FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lake Brewster in?

    Lake Brewster is in the Carrathool Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2675. Council-level context for Carrathool LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lake Brewster?

    The median weekly rent in Lake Brewster is $295/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Lake Brewster?

    Rent context available: Lake Brewster 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. Is Lake Brewster a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Lake Brewster?

    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 Lake Brewster 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.