Tumbarumba NSW Property Investment

Snowy Valleys · 2653

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Median House Price

$440K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

5.3%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$450/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$373K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

1,915

Tumbarumba Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Snowy Valleys council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 37. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Tumbarumba.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

1 green5 yellow4 red

Weekly Rent (house)

450 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2653 (ABS Census)

0.77 high impact

Median Household Income

1304 medium impact

Public Transport Score

1.3 medium impact

School Zone Quality

5.2 medium impact

Distance to CBD

360.78 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

3 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

73.2 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

5.32 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

3.49 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 2653

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 3 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

1,915

Education (IEO)

2/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

5/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

3.8/10

Offences per 1,000

65.3

Recorded offences

125

Tumbarumba: 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

Tumbarumba PS

PrimaryGovernment

4.7/10

Tumbarumba HS

SecondaryGovernment

4.6/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.