What LGA is Pine Grove in?

Pine Grove is in the Coonamble Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2829. Council-level context for Coonamble LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

What is the typical weekly rent in Pine Grove?

The median weekly rent in Pine Grove is $325/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

What does the rent signal say about Pine Grove?

Rent context available: Pine Grove 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.

Is Pine Grove a good investment?

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

Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pine Grove?

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.

How often is the Pine Grove 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.

Suburb profile ·Coonamble LGA · NSW ·2829

Pine Grove NSW 2829

Pine Grove is in Coonamble LGA, NSW, postcode 2829, with population 3.

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.

$325/wk

Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods

NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2829 · Jun 2026 · sparse signal

$340

$225

Jun 2025Jun 2026

Why it fits

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.

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Median house

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No local house series

Median rent

$325/wk

Rent context available

≈D7 vs AU

Gross yield

—

Need rent + price

Population

3,889

4K via Coonamble LGA · SAL undercount

Schools

—

No matched school data

Drive to city

—

Not in commute dataset

Solar

902

21 added 12mo · 5MW

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—

Median rent · wk—

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data

24%

median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)

Manageable

This suburb 24% · NSW median 21%

Nationally · lighter rent burden than 23% of AU suburbs

Household income · yr: $72K
Median rent · wk: $325

Household income

ABS Census · ATO

$72K household · yr-13.1% vs NSW suburb median

Personal: $65K
Family: $143K
Household: $72K

Crime April 2025 - March 2026

366

9,455 per 100k

D9 vs AU

Crime

lga

Rate · per 100k9,455

Total incidents366· April 2025 - March 2026

Assault13667%
Sexual Offences2914%
Robbery00%
Break And Enter3819%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

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

Low broad-area context

About 4.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

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.

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Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land

Low exposure ~4.0%

~4.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~1.1% 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

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)

Dominant zone Primary Production

Rural / Green wedge 100%

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

ABS projection · Coonamble SA2 area · 2022 base

4,022 people · 20224,211 by 2032 (+4.7%)

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

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets

Pine Grove is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Coonamble local government area (postcode 2829). With a population of 3, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 1.3 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 +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 $325.

The crime rate in the Coonamble LGA is higher than average at 9,455 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money

Investment signalsHeuristics

Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable

Development+0%· Steady

InvestmentNSW

Mortgage · mth—

Rent · wk(Census)—

Market rent · wk(2026-06)$325

Population growth · Coonamble LGAABS ERP

Population (2025)3,889

5-year growth+0.1% CAGR

YoY change+0.3%

20012025

Development · Coonamble LGAABS Approvals

Approvals (2026)3

Houses3

YoY change+0%

Employment · Coonamble LGASALM

Unemployment (Dec-25)4.9%

YoY change-0.1pp

Dec-10Dec-25

Property investors · Postcode 2829ATO

Negatively geared4.6%

72 of filers

Avg rental loss$6,147/yr

Landlords (rental income)204

Reported capital gains122

People & prosperity

DemographicsCensus 21

Population3

Median age40

Household size1.3

HH income · wk$1,375

Personal income · wk$1,249

Persons / bedroom0.4

SEIFA indexABS

Advantage (IRSAD)10/10

Education (IEO)10/10

Economic (IER)10/10

Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10

Income momentumCensus 16→21

HH income · wk$1,124 → $1,375

Change+22.3%

vs NSW median+1.7 pp

stablevs NSW 2016–21

Top occupationsCensus

Managers3

Top industriesCensus

Agriculture3

Area & amenity

Hospitals · Coonamble LGAAIHW

Public2

Private0

Coonamble Multi Purpose Servicepublic

Gulargambone Multi Purpose Servicepublic

Aged care · Coonamble LGAGEN

Facilities3

Residential places60

Koonambil Aged Care30 places

Coonamble Multi-Purpose Service18 places

Gulargambone Multi-Purpose Service12 places

Childcare · Coonamble LGAACECQA

Services5

Approved places172

Exceeding NQS1

Smart Kids Child Care Centre56 places

Coonamble Preschool41 places

Coonamble Multi-functional Centre LDC32 places

Gulargambone Preschool Inc23 places

Coonamble Public School Preschool20 places

Nearby in Coonamble LGA12

Urawilkie · 5 Coonamble$208K · 2,666 Gulargambone$190K · 528 Quambone$120K · 128 Gilgooma · 44 Tooloon · 34 Conimbia · 30 Wingadee · 28 Teridgerie · 27 Nebea · 18 Black Hollow · 11 Bourbah · 42

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Sources & freshness

Usable evidence

Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

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.

Next step path

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Stronger nearby reads

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

Urawilkie better covered

similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$125/wk

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

Detail Compare

Coonamble better covered

better market coverage

pop +2700 · adds house price coverage · rent -$135/wk

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

Detail Compare

Gulargambone better covered

better market coverage

pop +500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$165/wk

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

Detail Compare

Pine Grove FAQ

Common questions

What LGA is Pine Grove in?

Pine Grove is in the Coonamble Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2829. Council-level context for Coonamble LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
What is the typical weekly rent in Pine Grove?

The median weekly rent in Pine Grove is $325/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
What does the rent signal say about Pine Grove?

Rent context available: Pine Grove 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.
Is Pine Grove a good investment?

QuickProperty's investment signals for Pine Grove show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pine Grove?

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.
How often is the Pine Grove 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.