Median house price
$235k
+21% change
NSW · Unincorporated NSW Council
Fowlers Gap, 2880
Population
26
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
31
Median income
$1,625/wk
Employment rate
72.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$235,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Fowlers Gap offers a slower smaller community life in Unincorporated NSW, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. It sits a long way from Sydney and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
At a glance
Fowlers Gap snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$328/wk
Houses $340 · Units $260
Population (Census)
26
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
99th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
19th
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
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $260
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $340
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $328
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 138
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $235,000
- Median price change
- +20.5%
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
Population growth
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 19th percentile in NSW
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 26
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $1,625
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 9
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 72.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 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
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2023 to Dec 2023)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 333.3
- State safety percentile
- 98.9th (lower crime is better)
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order238
- Breach Bail Conditions413
- Domestic Violence Related Assault302
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment307
- Malicious Damage To Property338
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 2023 to Dec 2023 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Broken Hill Base Hospital (68.2 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
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
- 35° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 79 mm · ~10 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 59 mm · ~7 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 52 mm · ~6 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 58 mm · ~7 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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
- Parkes
- Member of Parliament
- Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,841
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 295.4 km away).
Coalition 35.0%Labor 65.0%
28.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Broken Hill NorthLabor 66.6% · Coalition 33.4% TPP (2025)68.8 km away
- Broken Hill HeightsLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)69.0 km away
- Broken Hill WestLabor 63.9% · Coalition 36.1% TPP (2025)71.5 km away
- Broken Hill CentralLabor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)72.1 km away
- Broken Hill SouthLabor 65.5% · Coalition 34.5% TPP (2025)73.0 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
- 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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