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Suburb profile ·Wingecarribee LGA · NSW ·2575

Willow Vale NSW 2575

Willow Vale is in Wingecarribee LGA, NSW, postcode 2575, with population 826.

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.

$780/wk
+16.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2575 · Apr 2026
$780
$598
Mar 2025Apr 2026
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
$780/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
16.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
826
826 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
3,597
216 added 12mo · 26MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,383
Median rent · wk$457

Affordability

40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,383/mo, while renters pay about $3,380/mo — renting runs $997/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$103K
Median rent · wk
$780
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,383

Household income

$103K household · yr+24.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$111K
Household
$103K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
781
1,470 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,470
Total incidents781· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault22658%
  • Sexual Offences9926%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter6216%

Full data detail

Willow Vale NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Willow Vale is a small locality in New South Wales within the Wingecarribee local government area (postcode 2575). The area has roughly 826 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $103K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 $780. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.

The crime rate in the Wingecarribee LGA is low at 1,470 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% 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+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,383
Rent · wk(Census)$457
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$780
Population growth · Wingecarribee LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)53,840
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Wingecarribee LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)251
Houses196
Units56
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wingecarribee LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.3%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2575ATO
Negatively geared629 (5.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,037/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,466
Reported capital gains932
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population826
Median age45
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,974
Personal income · wk$782
Persons / bedroom0.7
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Willow Vale 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 Willow Vale 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

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

Berrima better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$290/wk

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

Exeter better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$380/wk

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

Welby better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$404/wk

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

Willow Vale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Willow Vale in?

    Willow Vale is in the Wingecarribee Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2575. Council-level context for Wingecarribee LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Willow Vale?

    The median weekly rent in Willow Vale is $780/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Willow Vale?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Willow Vale rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Willow Vale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Willow Vale 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 Willow Vale?

    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 Willow Vale 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.