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Suburb profile ·Dungog LGA · NSW ·2311

Upper Allyn NSW 2311

Upper Allyn is in Dungog LGA, NSW, postcode 2311, with population 17.

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,102
10K via Dungog LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
273
14 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$3,250
Median rent · wk

Household income

$134K household · yr+63.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$136K
Household
$134K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
209
2,110 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,110
Total incidents209· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault5859%
  • Sexual Offences1717%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter2323%

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~98.4%
~98.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~89.0% 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 Forestry
Rural / Green wedge 75% Public / Open space 25%

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

9,722 people · 202211,556 by 2032 (+18.9%)

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

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

Located in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area, Upper Allyn is a quiet locality (postcode 2311). It is home to about 17 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,250.

The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.9% 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+1.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,250
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Dungog LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,102
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.9%
20012025
Development · Dungog LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)47
Houses47
YoY change+0%
Employment · Dungog LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2311ATO
Negatively geared3.3%
18 of filers
Avg rental loss$11,943/yr
Landlords (rental income)66
Reported capital gains48
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population17
Median age36
Household size3.4
HH income · wk$2,583
Personal income · wk$630
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Dungog LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Dungog Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Dungog LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places65
Lara Aged Care65 places
Childcare · Dungog LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places260
Exceeding NQS3
Joeys Pre-School & Early Learning Centre59 places
Thrive Kids Clarence Town OOSH44 places
Dungog Community Pre-School Kindergarten35 places
Paterson OOSH35 places
Hunter Mobile Preschool - Vacy OSHC30 places
Paterson Valley Community Pre-School27 places
+2 more in Dungog LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Upper Allyn is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 Upper Allyn 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

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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

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Upper Allyn FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Upper Allyn in?

    Upper Allyn is in the Dungog Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2311. Council-level context for Dungog LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Upper Allyn a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Upper Allyn?

    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.

  4. How often is the Upper Allyn 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.