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Suburb profile ·Carrathool LGA · NSW ·2681

Myall Park NSW 2681

Myall Park is in Carrathool LGA, NSW, postcode 2681, with population 226.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$440/wk
Jul 2025 → Jun 2026 · 10 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2681 · Jun 2026 · sparse signal
$470
$320
Jul 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$810K
House median, latest period
30.2%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$440/wk
Rent context available
≈D9 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
2,803
3K via Carrathool LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
336
21 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$468/wk (-$24,312/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-49% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Myall Park

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
55 of 123 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,705/yr
Landlords (rental income)123
Reported capital gains73
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

84% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

84% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

46%
of household income to service a new loan
10.5 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,969/mo vs median rent $1,907/mo (+108% · +$476/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $3,169/mo (-800) · at 6.2% (current): $3,969/mo · at 8.2%: $4,845/mo (+877)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
7.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,022/mo, while renters pay about $1,907/mo — owning runs $115/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$810K
Household income · yr
$103K
Median rent · wk
$440
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,022
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$103K household · yr+24.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$119K
Household
$103K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)38% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
0
$650-999
7
$1,000-1,499
4
$1,500-1,999
7
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
13

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,053/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 28% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,467/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (73 households)
Owned outright
38%
Owned with mortgage
45%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure8.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
92%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 83% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 14% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
88

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents88· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1946%
  • Sexual Offences1229%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter1024%

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

High broad-area context

About 43.4% 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

High exposure ~43.4%
~43.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~20.8% 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 83% Public / Open space 17%

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

12,840 people · 202212,618 by 2032 (-1.7%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Carrathool local government area, Myall Park is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2681). With a population of 226, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $103K per year, with an average household size of 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 +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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.

Median house prices in Myall Park stand at $810,000, having declined steeply by 30.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $440. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,022.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Carrathool LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($810K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -30.2% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$810K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability7.9x· Moderate
Price Momentum-30.2% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,022
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$440
Gross yield1.6%
Price / income7.9x
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 2681ATO
Negatively geared5%
55 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,705/yr
Landlords (rental income)123
Reported capital gains73
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population226
Median age47
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,974
Personal income · wk$864
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,937 → $1,974
Change+1.9%
vs NSW median-18.7 pp
Median rent+108.3%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
Hospitals · Carrathool LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Hillston Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Carrathool LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places29
Lachlan Lodge18 places
Hillston Multi-Purpose Service11 places
Childcare · Carrathool LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places64
Exceeding NQS0
Hillston Billylids Early Learning Centre33 places
Hillston Play 'n' Learn16 places
Goolgowi Public School TheirCare15 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Myall Park 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 · 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 · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 12 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.

Myall Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Myall Park in?

    Myall Park is in the Carrathool Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2681. Council-level context for Carrathool LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Myall Park?

    The current median house price in Myall Park, NSW is $810K, 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 Myall Park?

    The median weekly rent in Myall Park is $440/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Myall Park?

    Rent context available: Myall Park 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 Myall Park a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Myall Park?

    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 Myall Park 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.