Wilcannia NSW Property Investment

Central Darling · 2836

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Median House Price

$75K

Rental Yield

10.4%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$150/wk

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

Median Unit Price

N/A

Population (Census 2021)

735

Wilcannia Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Central Darling council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 4. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Wilcannia.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

1 green0 yellow8 red

Weekly Rent (house)

150 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2836 (ABS Census)

0.09 high impact

Median Household Income

1071 medium impact

Public Transport Score

2.7 medium impact

School Zone Quality

1.4 medium impact

Distance to CBD

776.08 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

1 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

38.4 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

10.4 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 2026-08

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2836

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 1 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

735

Education (IEO)

5/10

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

491.2

Recorded offences

361

Wilcannia: 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

Wilcannia CS

PrimaryGovernment

No data

Wilcannia 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.