NSW · Snowy Monaro Regional Council

Perisher Valley, 2624

Est. population · Jun 2025

107

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.5%

Median age

31

Median income

$5,249/wk

Employment rate

81.1%

Languages at home

27.3%non-English

Most common: Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
  • Café precinct
What Perisher Valley is known for: Excellent transport, Café precinct

Suburb profile

Perisher Valley is a residential smaller community in Snowy Monaro Regional Council with a familiar suburban feel. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with plenty of residents in steady employment.

For comparable suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Buses and trains serve the suburb.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

At a glance

Perisher Valley snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

107

+1.9% 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

86th

percentile in NSW

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

107(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +11.5% over 5 years · 86th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+11.5%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+11
Growth rank in NSW
86th 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 (~100), extrapolated at +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
99
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$5,249
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
81.1%
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.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
29
Against the person
4
Against property
7
Rate per 1,000 residents
271
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 25 residents
State safety percentile
98.5th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Liquor Offences18
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault4
  • Other Offences6
  • Other Theft8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Perisher Valley Bus Interchange
  • Perisher Valley Bus Interchange
  • Perisher Valley Skitube Station
  • Perisher Valley Skitube Station

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

30 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
Walkability proxy
45/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
30.3
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
70.71
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(7)
  • Jax Bar & GrillBar
  • Brunelli'sCafe
  • Cafe
  • JJ's Mountain KioskCafe
  • Pretty Valley KioskFast food
  • White SpiderPub

    1 Wheatley Road, Perisher Valley

  • Alpine Eyre CafeRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • FoodworksSupermarket
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Perisher BlueSports centre
Transport(3)

3 train stations

Other(18)
  • WestpacATM
  • 50m advertisingAttraction
  • 50m tap brandingAttraction
  • convoy branding with arrow - on ccbAttraction
  • Perisher SkitubeBus Station
  • Perisher ValleyBus Station
  • Perisher Valley Fire StationFire station

    Kosciusko Road, Perisher Valley

  • Perisher HotelHotel
  • Parking
  • Perisher Valley ChapelPlace of worship
  • Perisher Valley Police Station (Ski Season Only)Police
  • Perisher Valley Post OfficePost office
  • Public toilets
  • Perisher Snowsports HireRental
  • Interceptor Quad Mid StationStation
  • Perisher Quad Express Mid StationStation
  • TelstraTelephone
  • PerisherTicket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Perisher Valley Chapel

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Corryong Hospital (50.2 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
9.3

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
28° / 12°
Rainfall
193 mm · ~24 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
206 mm · ~26 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 2°
Rainfall
306 mm · ~38 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
278 mm · ~35 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
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 83.7 km away).

Coalition 47.4%Labor 52.6%

4.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • JindabyneLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)19.9 km away
  • BerridaleLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)38.5 km away
  • DalgetyLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)40.2 km away
  • AdaminabyLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)56.6 km away
  • CoomaLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)67.6 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

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