Median house price
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NSW · Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Smiggin Holes, 2624
Est. population · Jun 2025
21
Growth (1 yr)
+5.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+16.7%
Median age
27
Median income
$0/wk
Employment rate
73.7%
Languages at home
23.5%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Smiggin Holes is a quieter smaller community in Snowy Monaro Regional Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Distance from Sydney is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with a community of people who commute and work locally.
For comparable suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots. 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, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
At a glance
Smiggin Holes snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
21
+5.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
99th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
98th
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
21(June 2025)
+5.0% annual · +16.7% over 5 years · 98th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +5.0%
- 5-year growth
- +16.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in NSW
- 98th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 19
- Median age
- 27
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 73.7%
- 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 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)
- 6
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 285.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 19 residents
- State safety percentile
- 98.6th (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 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
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Link Rd After Pipers Pl
- Link Rd After Pipers Pl
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
20 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 9/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 52.63
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 157.89
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(3)
- Smiggins PubBar
- Cafe
- Smiggins HotelPub
Other(17)
- Snowy MountainAttraction
- Smiggins HolesBus Station
- Apex Magic CastleChalet
- Caloola Ski ClubChalet
- Illawarra Alpine ClubChalet
- Illoura ChaletChalet
- Muniong Ski ClubChalet
- Numbananga Ski ClubChalet
- Ski ChaletChalet
- Smiggins Hotel Chalet ApartmentsChalet
- Smiggins Hotel Staff AccomodationChalet
- Smugglers ChaletChalet
- Snow Country Ski ClubChalet
- Southern Cross Ski ClubChalet
- Parking
- Smiggins Day CarparkParking
- Public toilets
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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Corryong Hospital (51.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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 normals — WorldClim 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 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 81.1 km away).
Coalition 46.9%Labor 53.1%
4.1 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)17.8 km away
- BerridaleLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)36.1 km away
- DalgetyLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)38.4 km away
- AdaminabyLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)54.2 km away
- CoomaLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)65.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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