What LGA is Waugorah in?

Waugorah is in the Murray River Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2711. Council-level context for Murray River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

What is the typical weekly rent in Waugorah?

The median weekly rent in Waugorah is $290/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

What does the rent signal say about Waugorah?

Rent context available: Waugorah 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 Waugorah a good investment?

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

Where does QuickProperty get its data for Waugorah?

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 Waugorah 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 ·Murray River LGA · NSW ·2711

Waugorah NSW 2711

Waugorah is in Murray River LGA, NSW, postcode 2711, with population 9.

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.

$290/wk

-0.7% YoY

Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods

NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2711 · Apr 2026

$338

$190

Mar 2025Apr 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.

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Median house

—

No local house series

Median rent

$290/wk

Rent context available

↓0.7%YoY D6 vs AU

Gross yield

—

Need rent + price

Population

14,030

14K via Murray River LGA · SAL undercount

Schools

—

No matched school data

Solar

834

48 added 12mo · 8MW

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

14%

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

Manageable

Household income · yr: $110K
Median rent · wk: $290

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual

$110K household · yr+34.2% vs NSW suburb median

Personal: $47K
Family: $110K
Household: $110K

Crime January 2025 - December 2025

462

3,467 per 100k

D5 vs AU

Crime

lga

Rate · per 100k3,467

Total incidents462· January 2025 - December 2025

Assault8245%
Sexual Offences2413%
Robbery21%
Break And Enter7441%

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets

Located in New South Wales within the Murray River local government area, Waugorah is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2711). The area has roughly 9 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $110K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 +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 current median weekly rent is $290.

The crime rate in the Murray River LGA is below average at 3,467 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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)—

Market rent · wk(2026-04)$290

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)117

Houses117

YoY change+0%

Employment · Murray River LGASALM

Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%

YoY change+0.4pp

Dec-10Dec-25

Property investors · Postcode 2711ATO

Negatively geared71 (3.7% of filers)

Avg rental loss$10,493/yr

Landlords (rental income)213

Reported capital gains145

People & prosperity

DemographicsCensus 21

Population9

Median age47

Household size2

HH income · wk$2,124

Personal income · wk$900

Persons / bedroom0.6

SEIFA indexABS

Advantage (IRSAD)7/10

Education (IEO)8/10

Economic (IER)8/10

Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10

Top ancestryCensus

Australian3

Nearby in Murray River LGA12

Tooranie · 12 Tantonan · 15 Yanga · 5 Wetuppa · 6 Thyra · 17 Moama$913K · 7,213 Barham$440K · 1,569 Mathoura$334K · 1,002 Moolpa · 18 Moulamein$218K · 489 Tooleybuc$291K · 336 Koraleigh$315K · 291

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Sources & freshness

Usable evidence

Waugorah 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 · 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 · 2026-04 · 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 · 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 Waugorah 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 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path

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Stronger nearby reads

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

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similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$190/wk

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Tantonan better covered

similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent +$1441/wk

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Yanga better covered

similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$90/wk

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

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Waugorah FAQ

Common questions

What LGA is Waugorah in?

Waugorah is in the Murray River Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2711. Council-level context for Murray River LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
What is the typical weekly rent in Waugorah?

The median weekly rent in Waugorah is $290/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
What does the rent signal say about Waugorah?

Rent context available: Waugorah 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 Waugorah a good investment?

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

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 Waugorah 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.