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NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Hoskinstown, 2621

Est. population · Jun 2025

159

Growth (1 yr)

+2.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.2%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,916/wk

Employment rate

68.8%

University qualified

22.8%

Work from home

14%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,065,000

Languages at home

3.3%non-English

Most common: Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Hoskinstown is known for: Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Hoskinstown is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for rural localities. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 66% above the peer median, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places. Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage and walkability over amenity for the price.

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

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Hoskinstown compares

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

Median house price

$1.06M

-3.2% change

Median rent

$800/wk

Population (ERP)

159

+2.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

17.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

16th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

92nd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

12%

2021 Census tenure

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

Houses (January to March 2026)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
37
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,065,000
Median price change
-3.2%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

159(June 2025)

+2.6% annual · +11.2% over 5 years · 92th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.6%
5-year growth
+11.2%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
+16
Growth rank in NSW
92th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
191
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,916
Dwelling vacancy
17.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
14 of 80
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$435
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.3% / 52.9% / 11.8%
Employment rate
68.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14% / 0% / 80.4%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
68 / 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

22.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 21.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22.8% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified11.4% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational21.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below44.3% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce23%
  • Society and culture15.9%
  • Health14.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies10.6%
  • Architecture and building8.8%
  • Creative arts7.1%
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)
$81,892

95th percentile in NSW · +39% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$88,936

97th percentile in NSW · +37% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

68th percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$157,634

98th percentile in NSW · +149% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

8th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2621 — 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
4,561
Taxpayers reporting net rent
783
Median net rent
-$1,293
Taxpayers reporting business income
362
Taxable income vs state median
+46%
Salary / wages vs state median
+42%
Rental investment vs state median
+21%
Super vs state median
+124%
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

Community & culture

3.3% speak a language other than English at home; 10.2% born overseas

Language at home
175 English only · 6 other
Non-English at home
3.3%
Born overseas
19 (10.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
11 (5.8%)
Australian citizens
184
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).

  • Italian5 · 100%

Religion

54.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 54.5%, while 40.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion40.8%32.8%
Christianity54.5%47.6%
Other / not stated4.7%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic29.8%22.4%
Anglican14.1%11.9%

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 2621, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
6
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
37.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 191 residents
State crime-rate percentile
16.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
31.45

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Fraud1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Malicious Damage To Property1
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault0

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

School list
School catchments
  • Bungendore HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bungendore PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Captains Flat PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Queanbeyan EPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Queanbeyan 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

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Tweenhills Chestnutschildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

21 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 224 Plains Rd
  • 473 Plains Rd
  • Briars Sharrow Rd At Plains Rd
  • Forbes Creek Rd At Sheehan Rd
  • Hoskinstown Rd Before Plains Rd

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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
8%
Woodland / forest cover
8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°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
Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service (19.0 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)
5
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.4

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° / 16°
Rainfall
266 mm · ~33 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
284 mm · ~36 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
175 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
226 mm · ~28 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

  • September 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)
    1275 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Additional Information Requested
2025· 2 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Farm buildings; Shed; Erection of a new structure
    296 PLAINS ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • February 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    438 PLAINS ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined
2024· 2 proposals

  • May 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    1765 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • March 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    89 POLLACK ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined
2023· 5 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    1275 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    438 PLAINS ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • August 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    1692 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • July 2023

  • Dual occupancy; Farm buildings
    471 PLAINS ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • June 2023

  • Dwelling
    474 PLAINS ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined
2022· 1 proposal

  • July 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed
    1275 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined
2021· 3 proposals

  • April 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    71 BRIARS SHARROW ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Withdrawn

  • March 2021

  • Other
    67 FORBES CREEK ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

  • January 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    1692 HOSKINSTOWN ROAD HOSKINSTOWN 2621Determined

Data sources & freshness

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
Eden-Monaro
Member of Parliament
Kristy McBAIN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,376
Turnout (2025)
93.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 19.5 km away).

Coalition 34.8%Labor 65.2%

8.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BungendoreLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)17.0 km away
  • GoogongLabor 61.6% · Coalition 38.4% TPP (2025)18.3 km away
  • Queanbeyan Heights CentralLabor 67.8% · Coalition 32.2% TPP (2025)18.3 km away
  • Queanbeyan EastLabor 61.8% · Coalition 38.2% TPP (2025)18.5 km away
  • QueanbeyanLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.2% TPP (2025)18.9 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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