Lightning Ridge NSW Property Investment

Walgett · 2834

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Median House Price

$160K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

9.8%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$300/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$208K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

1,946

Lightning Ridge Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Walgett council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 13. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Lightning Ridge.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

2 green1 yellow7 red

Weekly Rent (house)

300 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2834 (ABS Census)

-3.25 high impact

Median Household Income

793 medium impact

Public Transport Score

1.3 medium impact

School Zone Quality

1.9 medium impact

Distance to CBD

580.31 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

2 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

61.5 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

9.75 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

6.06 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2834

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 1 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

1,946

Education (IEO)

1/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

1/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

1.1/10

Offences per 1,000

358.2

Recorded offences

697

Lightning Ridge: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Lightning Ridge CS

PrimaryGovernment

No data

Lightning Ridge CS

SecondaryGovernment

No data

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.