Median house price
$1.12M
+1.8% change
NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Balmoral, 2571
Est. population · Jun 2025
540
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.6%
Median age
43
Median income
$2,147/wk
Employment rate
66%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,119,000
Languages at home
5%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Balmoral offers a slower smaller community life in Wingecarribee Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Balmoral snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$730/wk
Population (ERP)
540
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.9%
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
#111
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
23rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
51st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
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
- 31.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5262nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1699th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #111 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #715 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)
- $740
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 77
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,119,000
- Median price change
- +1.8%
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
540(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +3.6% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +3.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +19
- Growth rank in NSW
- 51th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 469
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,147
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 165
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 66%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 140 / 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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 23
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 67 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +21.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions60
- Fraud34
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment55
- Malicious Damage To Property58
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault42
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
38 public transport stops in this suburb
- 508 Wilson Dr
- Balmoral RFS, Railway Pde
- Wilson Dr At Bolans Rd
- Wilson Dr Opp 508
- Wilson Dr Opp Bolans 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
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 38 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.13
Community(1)
- Balmoral Village HallCommunity centre
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Park
- Playground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Railway Parade
Transport(4)
4 bus stops
Other(4)
- Balmoral Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
- Balmoral Village map boardInformation
- notice boardInformation
- Australia PostPost Box
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- Southern Highlands Private Hospital (21.9 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)
- 18
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 33.3
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· 1 proposal
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation14 LEMON STREET BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Under Assessment
2025· 14 proposals
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure59 RAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure412 WILSON DRIVE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure897 WILSON DRIVE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 Truro Place, Balmoral Village NSW 2571 / DP1240Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 WILLIAM STREET BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Supporting Development52 RAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure752 WILSON DRIVE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure63 RAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 TRURO PLACE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
April 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Community facility; Other InfrastructureRAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure58 RAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation7 TRURO PLACE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
February 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool4 TRURO PLACE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure91 RAILWAY PARADE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
2024· 3 proposals
June 2024
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development580 WILSON DRIVE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
April 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool11 TRURO PLACE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Water reticulation system180 River Avenue, Echuca Village, VicDetermined
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah2 HALL ROAD BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure400 WILSON DRIVE BALMORAL VILLAGE 2571Determined
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure6 TRURO PLACE BALMORAL 2571Withdrawn
2021· 1 proposal
June 2021
- Shed32-34 Kingfisher Lane, BalmoralDetermined
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 22.3 km away).
Coalition 53.0%Labor 47.0%
9.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -1.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Hill TopLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
- YerrinboolLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)8.0 km away
- Colo ValeLabor 48.6% · Coalition 51.4% TPP (2025)11.3 km away
- RenwickLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)16.9 km away
- WelbyLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)17.5 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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.