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NSW · Oberon Council

Gingkin, 2787

Est. population · Jun 2025

61

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

59

Median income

$1,208/wk

Employment rate

49.1%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$655,000

Languages at home

5.7%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
What Gingkin is known for: Green suburb, Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Oberon Council, Gingkin keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. It sits well away from Sydney, trading metro convenience for space and a slower regional pace. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Green space punches above what many comparable suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

At a glance

Gingkin snapshot

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

Median house price

$655k

+11% change

Median rent

$440/wk

Population (ERP)

61

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

48.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

11th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

20th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

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

Houses (January to March 2026)
$460
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$655,000
Median price change
+11%

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

Population

Estimated resident population

61(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 20th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in NSW
20th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
62
Median age
59
Median household income / week
$1,208
Dwelling vacancy
48.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
26 of 54
Median monthly mortgage
$1,100
Employment rate
49.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
28 / 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)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
32.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 62 residents
State safety percentile
11.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault18
  • Fraud23
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment32
  • Malicious Damage To Property24
  • Sexual Assault27

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

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gingkin Rd At Keith Armstrong Rd
  • Gingkin Rd At Springmount Rd
  • Gingkin Rd At Tuglow Rd
  • Gingkin Rd At Tuglow Rd
  • Gingkin Rd Opp Springmount 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)
23
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Oberon Hospital (22.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.4

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
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

  • August 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    1190 GINGKIN ROAD GINGKIN 2787Under Assessment
2025· 4 proposals

  • June 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    225 BASTARD POINT ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    377 SHEEPSTATION FOREST ROAD GINGKIN 2787Withdrawn

  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    225 BASTARD POINT ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Animal care premises; Animal boarding or training establishment
    823 GINGKIN ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
2023· 1 proposal

  • June 2023

  • Dwelling; Other
    364 GINGKIN VALLEY ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
2022· 4 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    339 KEITH ARMSTRONG ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined

  • September 2022

  • Dwelling
    430 TUGLOW ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined

  • July 2022

  • Dwelling
    340 KEITH ARMSTRONG ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined

  • January 2022

  • Other
    364 GINGKIN VALLEY ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
2021· 3 proposals

  • November 2021

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    339 KEITH ARMSTRONG ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined
  • Dwelling
    101 TUGLOW ROAD GINGKIN 2787Determined

  • June 2021

  • Dual occupancy; Farm buildings
    23 SHEEPSTATION FOREST ROAD GINGKIN 2787Additional Information Requested

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 47.6 km away).

Coalition 70.9%Labor 29.1%

8.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Black SpringsLabor 20.8% · Coalition 79.2% TPP (2025)21.7 km away
  • OberonLabor 27.7% · Coalition 72.3% TPP (2025)23.3 km away
  • HamptonLabor 31.1% · Coalition 68.9% TPP (2025)27.8 km away
  • HartleyLabor 41.8% · Coalition 58.2% TPP (2025)42.7 km away
  • RockleyLabor 34.5% · Coalition 65.5% TPP (2025)43.7 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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

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