Niangala (postcode 2354) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area. With a population of 149, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Niangala sit at $313,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $318. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,259.
Niangala is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 995, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 6,891 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Niangala shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($313K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.