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Suburb profile ·Brewarrina LGA · NSW ·2839

Narran Lake NSW 2839

Narran Lake is in Brewarrina LGA, NSW, postcode 2839, with population 14.

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.

$220/wk
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 9 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2839 · Jun 2026 · sparse signal
$400
$190
Jun 2025Jun 2026
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
$220/wk
Rent context available
≈D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,396
1K via Brewarrina LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
374
6 added 12mo · 2MW

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

6%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$195K
Median rent · wk
$220

Household income

$195K household · yr+136.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$88K
Family
$195K
Household
$195K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
205

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents205· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault5954%
  • Sexual Offences109%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter4037%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 20.4% 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

Moderate exposure ~20.4%
~20.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~12.2% 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 92% Public / Open space 8%

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

3,515 people · 20223,401 by 2032 (-3.2%)

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

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

Narran Lake is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Brewarrina local government area (postcode 2839). It is home to about 14 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $195K 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 -0.4% 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. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $220.

The crime rate in the Brewarrina LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.4% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.4% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$220
Population growth · Brewarrina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,396
5-year growth-1.8% CAGR
YoY change-0.4%
20012025
Development · Brewarrina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brewarrina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.8%
YoY change-1.3pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2839ATO
Negatively geared3%
16 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,014/yr
Landlords (rental income)53
Reported capital gains22
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population14
Median age40
Household size3
HH income · wk$3,750
Personal income · wk$1,687
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Brewarrina LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Brewarrina Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Goodooga Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Brewarrina LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places12
Brerrina Multi-Purpose Service12 places
Childcare · Brewarrina LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places69
Exceeding NQS0
Gainmara Birrilee Preschool25 places
Maingirba Early Learning Centre24 places
Goodooga Preschool Inc20 places
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Narran Lake is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 2026-06 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Narran Lake 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, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Talawanta most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Collerina most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Gongolgon better covered
better market coverage

pop same · rent -$60/wk

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

Narran Lake FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Narran Lake in?

    Narran Lake is in the Brewarrina Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2839. Council-level context for Brewarrina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The median weekly rent in Narran Lake is $220/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

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

    Rent context available: Narran Lake 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 Narran Lake a good investment?

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

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

    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 Narran Lake 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.