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Suburb profile ·Inverell LGA · NSW ·2370

Wellingrove NSW 2370

Wellingrove is in Inverell LGA, NSW, postcode 2370, with population 95.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$400/wk
Rising
+8.1% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2370 · Jun 2026
$400
$330
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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
$400/wk
Rent context available
8.1%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
18,152
18K via Inverell LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,624
126 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,603
Median rent · wk$130

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.3% 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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Wellingrove

Owner-occupied 87%Rented 13%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.1%
162 of 473 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,189/yr
Landlords (rental income)473
Reported capital gains297
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

64% of homes here are owner-occupied and 10% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 64% owner-occupier / 10% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

41%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,603/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $130/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$51K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,603

Household income

$51K household · yr-38.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$71K
Household
$51K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
8
$650-999
3
$1,000-1,499
3
$1,500-1,999
4
$2,000-2,999
4
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
5

At the median asking rent, about 61% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (42 households)
Owned outright
45%
Owned with mortgage
19%
Rented
10%
Dwelling structure12.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 36% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 52% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
902
4,989 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,989
Total incidents902· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault32364%
  • Sexual Offences6413%
  • Robbery41%
  • Break And Enter11423%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 96.2% 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

Severe exposure ~96.2%
~96.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~62.7% 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 93% Public / Open space 7%

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

8,945 people · 20229,151 by 2032 (+2.3%)

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

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

Wellingrove is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Inverell local government area (postcode 2370). It is home to about 95 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 most common occupations are managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,603.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Inverell LGA is moderate at 4,989 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,603
Rent · wk(Census)$130
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$400
Population growth · Inverell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)18,152
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Inverell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)29
Houses 72%Units 28%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Inverell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2370ATO
Negatively geared4.1%
162 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,189/yr
Landlords (rental income)473
Reported capital gains297
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population95
Median age58
Household size2
HH income · wk$974
Personal income · wk$575
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$849 → $974
Change+14.7%
vs NSW median-5.9 pp
Median rent+44.4%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
Hospitals · Inverell LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Inverell Hospitalpublic
Tingha Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Aged care · Inverell LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places152
McLean Care Ltd125 places
Sunhaven Hostel18 places
Tingha Multi-Purpose Service9 places
McLean Care STRC NSWShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Inverell LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places489
Exceeding NQS4
George Street Children's Centre75 places
Catherine Campbell Long Day Care68 places
KCL Child Care Services60 places
Kindamindi Pre-School60 places
IDFS Vacation Care50 places
Little Sprouts Learning Centre50 places
+6 more in Inverell LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Wellingrove has enough direct local evidence 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 · 11 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 Wellingrove 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

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Wallangra better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$110/wk

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

Stanborough better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$140/wk

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

Mount Russell better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$150/wk

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

Wellingrove FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wellingrove in?

    Wellingrove is in the Inverell Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2370. Council-level context for Inverell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wellingrove?

    The median weekly rent in Wellingrove is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Wellingrove?

    Rent context available: Wellingrove 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 Wellingrove a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wellingrove?

    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 Wellingrove 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.