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Suburb profile ·Walcha LGA · NSW ·2354

Nowendoc NSW 2354

Nowendoc is in Walcha LGA, NSW, postcode 2354, with population 88.

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.

$318/wk
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2354 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$475
$260
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 13.8%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$120K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$318/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,989
3K via Walcha LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
659
64 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$126/wk ($6,546/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
2.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $561/mo, while renters pay about $1,378/mo — renting runs $817/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$120K
Household income · yr
$57K
Median rent · wk
$318
Owner mortgage · mo
$561

Household income

$57K household · yr-31% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$63K
Household
$57K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
70

Crime

Rate · per 100k0
Total incidents70· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault2556%
  • Sexual Offences1738%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter37%

Full data detail

Nowendoc NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Nowendoc (postcode 2354) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Walcha local government area. With a population of 88, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Nowendoc is $120,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $318. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 13.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $561.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Walcha LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Nowendoc shows a gross rental yield of approximately 13.8%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($120K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.1x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield13.8% High Yield
Price vs State$120K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability2.1x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$561
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$318
Gross yield13.9%
Price / income2.1x
Population growth · Walcha LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,989
5-year growth-0.4% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Walcha LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4
Houses4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Walcha LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2354ATO
Negatively geared84 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,950/yr
Landlords (rental income)287
Reported capital gains233
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population88
Median age62
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$1,093
Personal income · wk$541
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Nowendoc has enough direct local evidence 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 · 2011 · 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 · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · 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 · 2 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Nowendoc 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 and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Yarrowitch most similar
similar price band

pop +100 · house -$30K · rent -$168/wk

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

Walcha Road most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$118/wk

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

Walcha most similar
similar rent profile

pop +2400 · house +$445K · rent -$115/wk

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

Nowendoc FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nowendoc in?

    Nowendoc is in the Walcha Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2354. Council-level context for Walcha LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Nowendoc?

    The current median house price in Nowendoc, NSW is $120K, 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 Nowendoc?

    The median weekly rent in Nowendoc is $318/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Nowendoc?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 13.8%. 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 Nowendoc a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nowendoc?

    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 Nowendoc 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.