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Suburb profile ·Murray River LGA · NSW ·2731

Tantonan NSW 2731

Tantonan is in Murray River LGA, NSW, postcode 2731, with population 15.

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.

$615/wk
Rising
+10.8% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2731 · Jun 2026
$625
$472
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. 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
No local house series
Median rent
$615/wk
Rent context available
10.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
14,030
14K via Murray River LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,981
168 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$1731

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±7.8% 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).

Affordability

45%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$615

Household income

$72K household · yr-13.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$65K
Household
$72K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
474
3,495 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,495
Total incidents474· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault8547%
  • Sexual Offences2112%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter7140%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

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 10.2% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

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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.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~10.2%
~10.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~2.4% 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

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

6,836 people · 20226,774 by 2032 (-0.9%)

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

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

Tantonan is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Murray River local government area (postcode 2731). The area has roughly 15 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.6% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $615.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Murray River LGA is below average at 3,495 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.6% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.6% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$1731
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$615
Population growth · Murray River LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,030
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.6%
20012025
Development · Murray River LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)140
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Murray River LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2731ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
207 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,470/yr
Landlords (rental income)487
Reported capital gains429
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population15
Median age61
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$687
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,916 → $1,375
Change-28.2%
vs NSW median-48.8 pp
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Murray River LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Barham Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Murray River LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places122
Murray Haven Hostel55 places
Murrayvale Aged Care50 places
Edward River Gardens17 places
Childcare · Murray River LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places512
Exceeding NQS1
Insight Early Learning Moama PTY LTD110 places
Moama District Preschool Centre Inc80 places
Barham Early Learning Service73 places
Goodstart Early Learning Moama56 places
Tooleybuc Preschool Association50 places
SchoolsOUT! Moama Anglican Grammar28 places
+6 more in Murray River LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Tantonan 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 · 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 · 1 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 Tantonan 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 lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, 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.

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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Tantonan FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tantonan in?

    Tantonan is in the Murray River Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2731. Council-level context for Murray River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Tantonan?

    The median weekly rent in Tantonan is $615/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Tantonan?

    Rent context available: Tantonan 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.

  4. Is Tantonan a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Tantonan?

    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.

  6. How often is the Tantonan 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.