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Suburb profile ·The Hills Shire LGA · NSW ·2765

Nelson NSW 2765

Nelson is in The Hills Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2765, with population 460.

Limited data

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$850/wk
Rising
+6.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2765 · Jun 2026
$850
$800
Jun 2025Jun 2026
What to check

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$850/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
↑6.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
460
460 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
15,094
1,832 added 12mo · 141MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,762
Median rent · wk$450

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.3% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

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 Nelson

Owner-occupied 81%Rented 19%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared11.4%
4,148 of 6,154 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,332/yr
Landlords (rental income)6,154
Reported capital gains2,284
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 11% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,762/mo, while renters pay about $3,683/mo — renting runs $921/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$125K
Median rent · wk
$850
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,762

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$125K household · yr+51.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$50K
Family
$126K
Household
$125K

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (139 households)
Owned outright
55%
Owned with mortgage
20%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure8.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
103%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 54% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 34% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
2,772
1,286 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k1,286
Total incidents2,772· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault62756%
  • Sexual Offences22120%
  • Robbery283%
  • Break And Enter23421%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

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

Nelson (postcode 2765) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the The Hills Shire local government area. It is home to about 460 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $125K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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 current median weekly rent is $850. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,762.

The crime rate in the The Hills Shire LGA is low at 1,286 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,762
Rent · wk(Census)$450
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$850
Property investors · Postcode 2765ATO
Negatively geared11.4%
4,148 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,332/yr
Landlords (rental income)6,154
Reported capital gains2,284
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population460
Median age47
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,399
Personal income · wk$963
Persons / bedroom0.8
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,767 → $2,399
Change+35.8%
vs NSW median+15.2 pp
Median rent-1.1%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · The Hills Shire LGAAIHW
Public0
Private5
Lakeview Private Hospitalprivate
Norwest Day Hospitalprivate
Norwest Private Hospitalprivate
The Hills Clinic Kellyvilleprivate
The Hills Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · The Hills Shire LGAGEN
Facilities16
Residential places2,078
SummitCare Baulkham Hills232 places
Anglicare Brian King Gardens204 places
Anglicare The Donald Coburn Centre180 places
Bella Vista Gardens160 places
Bupa Baulkham Hills144 places
BaptistCare The Gracewood Centre143 places
+10 more in The Hills Shire LGA
Childcare · The Hills Shire LGAACECQA
Services170
Approved places14,962
Exceeding NQS24
Bella Vista OSHCLUB330 places
Wesley Out of School Hours Care270 places
Ambrose Activities, Santa Sophia, Box Hill250 places
Baulkham Hills North OSHC Centre250 places
Castle Hill Funhouse240 places
Kellyville Ridge OSHClub230 places
+164 more in The Hills Shire LGA
Nearby in The Hills Shire LGA12
Sackville North$1.5M · 388South Maroota$2.2M · 613Middle Dural$3.8M · 1,040Wisemans Ferry$750K · 233Annangrove$2.8M · 1,472Rouse Hill$1.5M · 11,349Baulkham Hills$2.0M · 37,415Glenorie$2.6M · 3,792Kenthurst$3.2M · 5,313Castle Hill$2.6M · 40,874Norwest$2.6M · 4,688Box Hill$1.3M · 6,450
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Nelson is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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 · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Nelson 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. 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.

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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

Sackville North better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$450/wk

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

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South Maroota better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$450/wk

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

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Middle Dural better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +600 · adds house price coverage · rent -$200/wk

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

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Greater Sydney

Nelson sits in Sydney — explore the metro.

Nelson FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nelson in?

    Nelson is in the The Hills Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2765. Council-level context for The Hills Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Nelson?

    The median weekly rent in Nelson is $850/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Nelson?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Nelson rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nelson?

    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.

  5. How often is the Nelson 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.