Moonbah (postcode 2627) is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area. With a population of 564, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Moonbah is $1.1 million, having declined steeply by 33.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $1100. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,084.
Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,086 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Moonbah shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.2%, rated as high yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -33.3% year-on-year.