Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Snowy Monaro Regional LGA · NSW ·2629

Old Adaminaby NSW 2629

Old Adaminaby is in Snowy Monaro Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2629, with population 42.

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.

$1200/wk
Aug 2025 → Apr 2026 · 7 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2629 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$1520
$450
Aug 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 12.9%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

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
$483K
House median, latest period
27.0%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$1200/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
42
42 local footprint
D3 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
136
6 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2010Peak · 2023

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +18.9%/yr
Indicative cashflow$447/wk ($23,254/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
4.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
56%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Median price
$483K
Household income · yr
$110K
Median rent · wk
$1,200

Household income

$110K household · yr+34.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$101K
Household
$110K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
481
2,173 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,173
Total incidents481· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault12657%
  • Sexual Offences5424%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter4118%

Full data detail

Old Adaminaby NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Old Adaminaby (postcode 2629) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area. With a population of 42, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $110K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Old Adaminaby is $483,000, having climbed sharply by 27% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $1200. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 12.9%.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Snowy Monaro Regional LGA is below average at 2,173 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 12.9%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($483K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +27.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield12.9% High Yield
Price vs State$483K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability4.4x Affordable
Price Momentum+27.0% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$285
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$1200
Gross yield3.1%
Price / income4.4x
Property investors · Postcode 2629ATO
Negatively geared4 (1.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,722/yr
Landlords (rental income)43
Reported capital gains14
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population42
Median age61
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$2,124
Personal income · wk$900
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Old Adaminaby if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Old Adaminaby is usable as a read, though 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 · 2023 · 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 · 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 Old Adaminaby 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, population trend data, and building approvals.

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

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Winifred most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$62.5K · rent -$940/wk

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

Dry Plain most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$117.5K · rent -$900/wk

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

Kybeyan most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$60K · rent -$900/wk

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

Old Adaminaby FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Old Adaminaby in?

    Old Adaminaby is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2629. Council-level context for Snowy Monaro Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Old Adaminaby?

    The current median house price in Old Adaminaby, NSW is $483K, 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 Old Adaminaby?

    The median weekly rent in Old Adaminaby is $1200/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Old Adaminaby?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Old Adaminaby 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.

  5. Is Old Adaminaby a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Old Adaminaby 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 Old Adaminaby?

    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 Old Adaminaby 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.