NSW · Oberon Council

Kanangra, 2787

Median house price · October to December 2025

$655,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$440/wk
    What Kanangra is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Kanangra is a quieter smaller community in Oberon Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. It sits well away from Sydney, trading metro convenience for space and a slower regional pace. The community skews younger.

    Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

    Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.

    At a glance

    Kanangra snapshot

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

    Median house price

    $655k

    +11% change

    Median rent

    $440/wk

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    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

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Green cover

    Parks & woodland (OSM)
    3
    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)

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    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital (38.2 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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 normalsWorldClim 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 overlaysState 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 55.9 km away).

    Coalition 66.5%Labor 33.5%

    4.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +0.5 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Black SpringsLabor 20.8% · Coalition 79.2% TPP (2025)36.4 km away
    • HamptonLabor 31.1% · Coalition 68.9% TPP (2025)37.4 km away
    • OberonLabor 27.7% · Coalition 72.3% TPP (2025)38.2 km away
    • HartleyLabor 41.8% · Coalition 58.2% TPP (2025)48.7 km away
    • Lithgow BowenfelsLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)52.5 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.

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