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Suburb profile ·Upper Lachlan Shire LGA · NSW ·2583

Wheeo NSW 2583

Wheeo is in Upper Lachlan Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2583, with population 68.

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.

$430/wk
-10.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2583 · Apr 2026
$500
$430
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 6.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. 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
$350K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$430/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
10.4%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
6.4%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
68
68 local footprint
D4 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,064
83 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$6/wk (-$310/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
3.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
19%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,400/mo, while renters pay about $1,863/mo — renting runs $463/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$350K
Household income · yr
$117K
Median rent · wk
$430
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,400
Gross yield
6.4%

Household income

$117K household · yr+42.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$132K
Household
$117K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
141
1,619 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,619
Total incidents141· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault3956%
  • Sexual Offences1623%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter1521%

Full data detail

Wheeo NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Wheeo (postcode 2583) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area. With a population of 68, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. 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 most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Wheeo sit at $350,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $430. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Lachlan Shire LGA is low at 1,619 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Wheeo shows a gross rental yield of approximately 6.4%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($350K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield6.4% High Yield
Price vs State$350K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability3.0x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,400
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$430
Price / income3.0x
Property investors · Postcode 2583ATO
Negatively geared106 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,353/yr
Landlords (rental income)311
Reported capital gains222
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population68
Median age50
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,250
Personal income · wk$949
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Wheeo 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 · 2008 · 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
Available
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 · 11 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Wheeo 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, population trend data, and building approvals.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, 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.

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Tuena better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$20K · rent -$250/wk

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

Crooked Corner better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$50K · rent -$305/wk

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

Big Hill better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house -$60K · rent +$120/wk

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

Wheeo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wheeo in?

    Wheeo is in the Upper Lachlan Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2583. Council-level context for Upper Lachlan Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wheeo?

    The current median house price in Wheeo, NSW is $350K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Wheeo?

    The median weekly rent in Wheeo is $430/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Wheeo?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 6.4%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Wheeo a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wheeo show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wheeo?

    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.

  7. How often is the Wheeo 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.