Median house price
$1.15M
+17% change
NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Avoca, 2577
Est. population · Jun 2025
188
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.6%
Median age
54
Median income
$2,250/wk
Employment rate
61%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,150,000
Languages at home
5.6%non-English
Most common: Indonesian, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Avoca offers a slower smaller community life in Wingecarribee Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability lands below average here: softer parks and green space weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with community and employment, plus safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Avoca snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$700/wk
Population (ERP)
188
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#389
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
10th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
50th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 31.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5363rd in Australia
- State rank
- 1731st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #389 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #735 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $710
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 90
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,150,000
- Median price change
- +16.8%
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
188(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +1.6% over 5 years · 50th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +1.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in NSW
- 50th 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 (~200), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 208
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 80
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,898
- Employment rate
- 61%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 69 / 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 are unchanged 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
- 31.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 104 residents
- State safety percentile
- 10.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions63
- Fraud72
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment73
- Malicious Damage To Property56
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences41
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
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Avoca Public School, Bresnahans Lane
- Avoca Public School, Sheepwash Rd
- Illawarra Hwy After Sheepwash Rd
- Illawarra Hwy Before Sheepwash Rd
- Illawarra Hwy Opp Walkers Rd
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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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)
- 2
- 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 (12.6 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)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.0
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· 4 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 WILDES MEADOW ROAD AVOCA 2577Under Assessment
April 2026
- Subdivision916 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development217 WALKERS LANE AVOCA 2577Determined
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind); Other Infrastructure; Infrastructure1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
2025· 6 proposals
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind); Other Infrastructure; Infrastructure1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool280 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6045 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY AVOCA 2577Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure217 WALKERS LANE AVOCA 2577Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision916 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Withdrawn
January 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space5910 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY AVOCA 2577Determined
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation1051 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure217 WALKERS LANE AVOCA 2577Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation1051 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
January 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Entertainment associated with existing premises; Supporting Development1060 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
2023· 4 proposals
October 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development; Other1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
June 2023
- Demolition; Farm buildings1165 Sheepwash Road Avoca 2577Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling5821 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY AVOCA 2577Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces6045 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY AVOCA 2577Withdrawn
2022· 1 proposal
July 2022
- Other1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
2021· 11 proposals
November 2021
- Dwelling916 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing5910 ILLAWARRA HIGHWAY AVOCA 2577Determined
- Other280 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
October 2021
- Farm buildings1060 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
September 2021
- Other1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
August 2021
- Dwelling916 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development194 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing147 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Demolition916 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
- Signage1091 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
June 2021
- Farm buildings1060 SHEEPWASH ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
2020· 3 proposals
November 2020
- Pools / decks / fencing22 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
September 2020
- Shed81 BRESNAHANS LANE AVOCA 2577Determined
August 2020
- Alterations and additions to residential development178 WALKERS ROAD AVOCA 2577Determined
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
- No overlay at centroid
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 12.3 km away).
Coalition 48.0%Labor 52.0%
4.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- AvocaLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- BurrawangLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
- GlenquarryLabor 35.8% · Coalition 64.2% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
- Moss Vale CentralLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)10.3 km away
- RobertsonLabor 58.9% · Coalition 41.1% TPP (2025)10.8 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
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