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Suburb profile ·Cowra LGA · NSW ·2793

Woodstock NSW 2793

Woodstock is in Cowra LGA, NSW, postcode 2793, with population 792.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$185/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
792
792 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
285
15 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$845
Median rent · wk$185

Affordability

19%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $845/mo, while renters pay about $802/mo — owning runs $43/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$51K
Median rent · wk
$185
Owner mortgage · mo
$845

Household income

$51K household · yr-38.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$66K
Household
$51K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
18
$1,000-1,499
8
$1,500-1,999
11
$2,000-2,999
9
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
12

At the median asking rent, about 5% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $617/wk income).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA937
Students20
Government1
  • Woodstock Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 937
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
633
4,992 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,992
Total incidents633· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault16154%
  • Sexual Offences4615%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter8930%

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.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

Population outlook

5,849 people · 20227,268 by 2032 (+24.3%)

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

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

Woodstock is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Cowra local government area (postcode 2793). With a population of 792, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $185 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $845.

Woodstock is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 937, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Cowra LGA is moderate at 4,992 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.0% 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+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$845
Rent · wk(Census)$185
Population growth · Cowra LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,721
5-year growth+0% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Cowra LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)33
Houses 91%Units 9%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cowra LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.9%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2793ATO
Negatively geared3.2%
16 of filers
Avg rental loss$55,426/yr
Landlords (rental income)60
Reported capital gains33
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population792
Median age55
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$978
Personal income · wk$476
Persons / bedroom0.7
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,375 → $978
Change-28.9%
vs NSW median-49.5 pp
Median rent+54.2%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Cowra LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cowra Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Cowra LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places179
Weeroona Aged Care Residence95 places
Bilyara Hostel84 places
BaptistCare at home-Central WestShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Cowra LGAACECQA
Services7
Approved places341
Exceeding NQS0
Goodstart Early Learning Cowra90 places
North Cowra Children's Centre75 places
Carinya Early Childhood Centre59 places
PCYC- Out Of School Hours Cowra45 places
Little Kindy Cowra43 places
Cowra Early Childhood Services OOSH29 places
+1 more in Cowra LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Woodstock depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Woodstock FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Woodstock in?

    Woodstock is in the Cowra Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2793. Council-level context for Cowra LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Woodstock?

    The median weekly rent in Woodstock is $185/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Woodstock a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Woodstock?

    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.

  5. How often is the Woodstock 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.