Median house price
$1.06M
+13% change
NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Alpine, 2575
Est. population · Jun 2025
161
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.9%
Median age
49
Median income
$2,291/wk
Employment rate
63.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,060,000
Languages at home
2.9%non-English
Most common: Polish
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Wingecarribee Council, Alpine keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre.
Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Alpine snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $750 · Units $520
Population (ERP)
161
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
16.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
16th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
53rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 97
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,060,000
- Median price change
- +13.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
161(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +3.9% over 5 years · 53th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +3.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +6
- Growth rank in NSW
- 53th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 141
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,291
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 55
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,033
- Employment rate
- 63.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 46 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 6
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 70 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -14.1%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault32
- Fraud52
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment70
- Malicious Damage To Property73
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault49
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1045 Old Hume Hwy
- 800 Old Hume Hwy
- Church Av At Hume Hwy
- Hume Hwy Before Old Hume Hwy
- Old Hume Hwy Opp 1045
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 17/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Bowral and District Hospital (13.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 5
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 31.1
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 282 mm · ~35 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 241 mm · ~30 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 11° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 179 mm · ~22 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 201 mm · ~25 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Horticulture916 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Under Assessment
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support166 CRAWFORD ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
2025· 5 proposals
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool820 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1105 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
September 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Tennis courts; Swimming pool242 OLD SOUTH ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Horticulture916 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Agriculture1147 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
2024· 5 proposals
December 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1105 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
November 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation1030 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
September 2024
- Subdivision290 OLD SOUTH ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool1014 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
March 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Swimming pool1107 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Withdrawn
2023· 4 proposals
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development1014 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
April 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces1030 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
February 2023
- Telecommunications and communication facilitiesOLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
January 2023
- Other1014 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
2022· 4 proposals
May 2022
- Shed206 OLD SOUTH ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
April 2022
- Retaining walls, protection of trees; Shed154 OLD SOUTH ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
March 2022
- Shed141 Old South Road Alpine 2575Determined
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces176 CRAWFORD ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
2021· 1 proposal
March 2021
- Shed176 CRAWFORD ROAD ALPINE 2575Determined
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Dwelling1030 OLD HUME HIGHWAY ALPINE 2575Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Whitlam
- Member of Parliament
- Carol BERRY (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,093
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.1 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.8%Labor 56.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 13.0 km away).
Coalition 51.4%Labor 48.6%
7.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.3 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Colo ValeLabor 48.6% · Coalition 51.4% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
- YerrinboolLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- RenwickLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)7.0 km away
- Hill TopLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
- WelbyLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)8.8 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Wingecarribee Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.