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Michelago, 2620

Est. population · Jun 2025

536

Growth (1 yr)

+3.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.7%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,750/wk

Employment rate

66.3%

University qualified

26.8%

Work from home

12.5%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$969,000

Languages at home

5.6%non-English

Most common: German, Japanese, Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.8/100
Average

1440th in NSW

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Michelago is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Michelago is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. Notable landmarks include Michelago Railway Station group.

Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for rural localities, and school ICSEA scores are a relative strength. 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 96% above the peer median. Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access.

Overall, Michelago suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage and open space 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
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • School ICSEA scores are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

  • Michelago Railway Station group

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Michelago compares

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

Median house price

$969k

+4.7% change

Median rent

$580/wk

Houses $690 · Units $440

Population (ERP)

536

+3.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.6%

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

#143

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

43rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

95th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

12%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

42nd

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
40.8/100 — Average
National rank
4205th in Australia
State rank
1440th in NSW
Peer rank
#143 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#579 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$440
Houses (January to March 2026)
$690
All types (January to March 2026)
$580
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
423
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$969,000
Median price change
+4.7%

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

536(June 2025)

+3.1% annual · +11.7% over 5 years · 95th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.1%
5-year growth
+11.7%
Change in 1 year
+16
Change in 5 years
+56
Growth rank in NSW
95th 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 (~600), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
642
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,750
Dwelling vacancy
5.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
12 of 213
Median monthly mortgage
$2,330
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.7% / 61.8% / 11.5%
Employment rate
66.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.5% / 0% / 73.9%
Walked or cycled to work
0.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
197 / 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

26.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26.8% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.9% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational20.7% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below43.7% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture21.8%
  • Management and commerce17.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.6%
  • Health10.5%
  • Education10.2%
  • Architecture and building8.2%
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)
$75,205

92nd percentile in NSW · +28% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$79,999

90th percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

55th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,390

79th percentile in NSW · +52% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

10th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2620 — 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
31,725
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,645
Median net rent
-$2,152
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,614
Taxable income vs state median
+34%
Salary / wages vs state median
+28%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+37%
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

4.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.9%

48th percentile in NSW · +113% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
16
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2620

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers12

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 2620 (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: 329 · AFF share +145% 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

5.6% speak a language other than English at home; 13.2% born overseas

Language at home
555 English only · 33 other
Non-English at home
5.6%
Born overseas
77 (13.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
25 (3.9%)
Australian citizens
573
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4

Top languages other than English

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

  • German4 · 30.8%
  • Japanese3 · 23.1%
  • Spanish3 · 23.1%
  • Urdu3 · 23.1%

Religion

47.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.4%, while Christianity accounts for 42.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.4%32.8%
Christianity42.2%47.6%
Other / not stated10.4%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.6%22.4%
Anglican14.3%11.9%
Uniting Church3.1%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%2.4%

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 2620, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
33
Against the person
8
Against property
13
Rate per 1,000 residents
61.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 80 residents
State crime-rate percentile
43.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+6.7%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
14
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
26.12

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions4
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment3
  • Malicious Damage To Property4
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

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
990
Median ICSEA percentile
42th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Michelago Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 45 students · Top SEA quarter 8%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Bredbo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Captains Flat PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Karabar HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Michelago PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Monaro HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_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

Public transport

15 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Michelago Coach Stop
  • Monaro Hwy After Ryrie St
  • Monaro Hwy At Ryrie St
  • Ryrie St Before Burra Rd
  • Ryrie St Opp Burra 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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Pony Club Road

    Equestrian

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Michelago ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
1
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
Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service (44.0 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)
17
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.7

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° / 10°
Rainfall
168 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 5°
Rainfall
142 mm · ~18 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / -2°
Rainfall
105 mm · ~13 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 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· 2 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    32 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Under Assessment

  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    98 TINDERRY ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined
2025· 10 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    114 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Fences
    35C RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • September 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    199 Ryrie Hill Road Michelago NSW 2620Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    193 Ryrie Hill Road MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • July 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    35E RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Deferred Commencement

  • June 2025

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • May 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    40 KELLY ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • April 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    114 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    35B RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined
2024· 11 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Subdivision
    RYRIE HILL ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • August 2024

  • Subdivision
    KARINYA PLAINS ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • July 2024

  • Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Animal boarding or training establishment
    6015 MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • June 2024

  • Demolition; Subdivision
    1 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space; Rainwater tanks
    58 BLACK FLAT ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    25 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Under Assessment

  • May 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    30 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • April 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    2338 BURRA ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • March 2024

  • Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure
    35A RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • January 2024

  • Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation
    14 MOUNT VIEW MICHELAGO 2620Determined
2023· 8 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Dwelling
    4 MOUNT VIEW MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Subdivision of land
    35 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • June 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    6583 MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • May 2023

  • Telecommunications and communication facilities
    RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • April 2023

  • Dwelling; Secondary dwelling
    30 KELLY ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • February 2023

  • Dwelling
    56 KELLY ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • January 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    6583 MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Shed
    202 MICALAGO ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined
2022· 10 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Secondary dwelling
    24 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • November 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    1 MOUNT VIEW MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Subdivision of land
    6583 MONARO HIGHWAY MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • October 2022

  • Shed
    35 ryrie st MichelagoDetermined

  • August 2022

  • Earthworks / change in levels
    498 Micalago Road Michelago NSW 2620Determined
  • Subdivision of land
    496 MICALAGO ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • July 2022

  • Subdivision of land
    35 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Dwelling
    7 MOUNT VIEW MICHELAGO 2620Determined

  • June 2022

  • Dwelling; Other
    27 KARINYA PLAINS ROAD MICHELAGO 2620Determined
  • Dwelling; Shed
    24 RYRIE STREET MICHELAGO 2620Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Michelago Railway Station groupGoulburn-Bombala railway, MichelagoSHR

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
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 43.3 km away).

Coalition 47.3%Labor 52.7%

4.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • MichelagoLabor 51.5% · Coalition 48.5% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
  • BredboLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)23.6 km away
  • Captains FlatLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)29.1 km away
  • GoogongLabor 61.6% · Coalition 38.4% TPP (2025)35.8 km away
  • JerrabomberraLabor 62.8% · Coalition 37.2% TPP (2025)39.6 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)
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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Snowy Monaro 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.