Molong NSW Property Investment

Cabonne · 2866

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Median House Price
$519K
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Rental Yield
4.9%
Vacancy Rate
N/A
Median Weekly Rent
$490/wk
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.
Median Unit Price
$525K
As of 8 Nov 2026.
Population (Census 2021)
2,595

Molong Short-Term Rental Market

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New dwellings approved
New dwellings approved, Cabonne council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 29. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Molong.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

1 green5 yellow4 red
Weekly Rent (house)
490 medium impact
Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2866 (ABS Census)
0.12 high impact
Median Household Income
1397 medium impact
Public Transport Score
1.3 medium impact
School Zone Quality
5.7 medium impact
Distance to CBD
234.69 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
5 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
74.3 medium impact
Gross Rental Yield (%)
4.91 high impact
Net Rental Yield (%)
3.25 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 2866

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

2,595

Education (IEO)

5/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

7/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

6.3/10

Offences per 1,000

36.2

Recorded offences

94

Molong: 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

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Molong CS
PrimaryGovernment
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Molong CS
SecondaryGovernment
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