Upper Nile is in Lithgow LGA, NSW, postcode 2849, with population 12.
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Located in New South Wales within the Lithgow local government area, Upper Nile is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2849). With a population of 12, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, Scottish, English.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $200.
The crime rate in the Lithgow LGA is moderate at 4,772 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Upper Nile is in the Lithgow Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2849. Council-level context for Lithgow LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Upper Nile show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.