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NSW · Yass Valley Council

Collector, 2581

Est. population · Jun 2025

391

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.3%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,200/wk

Employment rate

73.4%

University qualified

25.2%

Work from home

16.4%

Languages at home

3.4%non-English

Most common: Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.7/100
Average

Top 47% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Collector is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Collector is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Yass Valley Council. It is close to Lake George.

Walkability is a very strong feature of the suburb. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and open-space access is exceptionally strong. Green cover is a relative strength, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 84% above the peer median.

Collector is a better fit for people who value school quality and open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Walkability is a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

  • Lake George

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Collector compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

391

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

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

#78

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

26th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

75th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

10%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

63rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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
45.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 47% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2940th in Australia
State rank
990th in NSW
Peer rank
#78 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#319 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

391(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +6.3% over 5 years · 75th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+6.3%
Change in 1 year
+5
Change in 5 years
+23
Growth rank in NSW
75th 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 (~400), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
376
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,200
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 135
Median monthly mortgage
$1,967
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.9% / 62.5% / 9.6%
Employment rate
73.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.4% / 0% / 65%
Walked or cycled to work
4.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
127 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

25.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 28.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified25.2% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified10.5% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational28.3% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below36% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce17.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.6%
  • Society and culture16%
  • Architecture and building11.2%
  • Education9.6%
  • Agriculture and environment8.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,314

70th percentile in NSW · +6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,452

80th percentile in NSW · +13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

65th percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$115,464

88th percentile in NSW · +82% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

74th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2581 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,577
Taxpayers reporting net rent
245
Median net rent
$212
Taxpayers reporting business income
196
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+17%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
+64%
Business income vs state median
+20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

7.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.4× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
7.9%

54th percentile in NSW · +244% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
17
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2581

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers16

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2581 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Capital Region (SA4 101), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,138
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212538
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415461
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214302
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419122
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211112
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841141
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841635
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841234
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841329

Capital Region is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 214 · AFF share +295% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.4% speak a language other than English at home; 11.8% born overseas

Language at home
346 English only · 12 other
Non-English at home
3.4%
Born overseas
42 (11.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
6 (1.6%)
Australian citizens
353
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin3 · 100%

Religion

61.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 61.2%, while 32.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion32.7%32.8%
Christianity61.2%47.6%
Other / not stated6.1%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.9%22.4%
Anglican17%11.9%
Christian (not further defined)6.1%2.4%
Uniting Church4.8%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2581, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
18
Against the person
4
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
46
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 94 residents
State crime-rate percentile
26.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+6.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
7
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.9

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis2
  • Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences2
  • Sexual Assault1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,038
Median ICSEA percentile
63th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Collector Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 25 students · Top SEA quarter 22%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Collector PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Goulburn HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

18 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Church St At Lorn St
  • Church St At Lorn St
  • Church St Opp Lorn St
  • Collector Rd At Marked Tree Rd
  • Murray St Opp Bourke St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

1 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
5.32
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Oakdale Nature ReserveNature reserve

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Oakdale Nature ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.6%
Woodland / forest cover
12.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Goulburn Base Hospital (33.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
10
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.6

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

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
25° / 13°
Rainfall
210 mm · ~26 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
222 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 2°
Rainfall
181 mm · ~23 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
205 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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

  • February 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    1 CHURCH STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
2025· 2 proposals

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation
    6 O'SULLIVAN STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • January 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Manufactured home
    19 BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
2024· 2 proposals

  • April 2024

  • Take away food and drink; Hours of operation and trading
    3 GOULBURN STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • February 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Access ramp; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Landscaping structures; Rainwater tanks
    16 MURRAY STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
2023· 6 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Erection of a new structure; General industry; Farm building
    10 GEORGE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • October 2023

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Depot
    2A BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • May 2023

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    15 BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • April 2023

  • Dwelling; Shed
    23 BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • February 2023

  • Dwelling
    7 LARK CLOSE COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • January 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
2022· 5 proposals

  • October 2022

  • Dwelling
    23 BOURKE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • September 2022

  • Secondary dwelling; Shed
    14 GEORGE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • August 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Farm buildings
    29 BREADALBANE ROAD COLLECTOR 2581Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    7 GOULBURN STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • March 2022

  • Change of use
    1 MURRAY STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
2021· 6 proposals

  • December 2021

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    7 GEORGE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • November 2021

  • Other
    1 BRENNAN STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • August 2021

  • Home business
    6 GEORGE STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined
  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    16 MURRAY STREET COLLECTOR 2581Determined

  • July 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    21 Murray Street, CollectorDetermined

  • May 2021

  • Dwelling
    2153 COLLECTOR ROAD COLLECTOR 2581Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • The Ben Hall Sites - Bushranger Hotel24 Church Street, CollectorSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Riverina
Member of Parliament
Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,537
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 46.7 km away).

Coalition 53.3%Labor 46.7%

9.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -9.8 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CollectorLabor 46.1% · Coalition 53.9% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • GundarooLabor 61.5% · Coalition 38.5% TPP (2025)16.5 km away
  • GunningLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)22.8 km away
  • Sutton (Riverina)Labor 50.8% · Coalition 49.2% TPP (2025)28.4 km away
  • DaltonLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)33.0 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Yass Valley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.