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Suburb profile ·Shoalhaven LGA · NSW ·2539

Lake Tabourie NSW 2539

Lake Tabourie is in Shoalhaven LGA, NSW, postcode 2539, with population 689.

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Growth-momentum

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$585/wk
+4.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2539 · Apr 2026
$620
$510
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$790K
House median, latest period
13.7%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$585/wk
Rent context available
4.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
689
689 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
5,204
299 added 12mo · 33MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +2.9%/yr · 5-yr +10.2%/yr · 10-yr +10.3%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$303/wk (-$15,737/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
15.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
60%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,400/mo, while renters pay about $2,535/mo — renting runs $1,135/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$790K
Household income · yr
$51K
Median rent · wk
$585
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,400
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$51K household · yr-37.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$67K
Household
$51K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
3,999
3,639 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,639
Total incidents3,999· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,09460%
  • Sexual Offences38321%
  • Robbery131%
  • Break And Enter33718%

Full data detail

Lake Tabourie NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area, Lake Tabourie is a small community (postcode 2539). The area has roughly 689 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $51K 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 +0.7% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Lake Tabourie is $790,000, having risen steeply by 13.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $585. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,639 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.9%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($790K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +13.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$790K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability15.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+13.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,400
Rent · wk(Census)$330
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$585
Gross yield2.2%
Price / income15.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q2)5
Population growth · Shoalhaven LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)111,755
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Shoalhaven LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)661
Houses363
Units298
YoY change+0%
Employment · Shoalhaven LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.7%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2539ATO
Negatively geared550 (4.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,546/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,737
Reported capital gains983
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population689
Median age53
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$983
Personal income · wk$571
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Lake Tabourie has enough direct local evidence 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 · 2025-Q2 · 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
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 · 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.

Lake Tabourie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lake Tabourie in?

    Lake Tabourie is in the Shoalhaven Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2539. Council-level context for Shoalhaven LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Lake Tabourie?

    The current median house price in Lake Tabourie, NSW is $790K, 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 Lake Tabourie?

    The median weekly rent in Lake Tabourie is $585/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Lake Tabourie?

    Rent context available: Lake Tabourie 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.

  5. Is Lake Tabourie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lake Tabourie show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Lake Tabourie?

    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.

  7. How often is the Lake Tabourie 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.