NSW · Snowy Monaro Regional Council

Snowy Plain, 2628

Median house price · October to December 2025

$648,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$415/wk
  • Rural living
What Snowy Plain is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Snowy Plain is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council.

Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 100% above the peer median. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 19% below the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are fewer university qualifications and limited walkability.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and local amenities over university qualifications.

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

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Getting around on foot is harder than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Snowy Plain compares

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

Median house price

$648k

-2.3% change

Median rent

$415/wk

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

3rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$450
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$648,000
Median price change
-2.3%

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

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,874
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
66.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 47.9% NSW
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)
$53,326

41st percentile in NSW · -9% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$58,979

39th percentile in NSW · -9% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

80th percentile in NSW · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$75,164

57th percentile in NSW · +19% vs Australia

Residents with business income
16.0%

96th percentile in NSW · +54% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2628 — 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
1,370
Taxpayers reporting net rent
258
Median net rent
$3,231
Taxpayers reporting business income
217
Taxable income vs state median
-5%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
+36%
Super vs state median
+7%
Business income vs state median
+60%

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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 2628, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
5
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
21.9
State crime-rate percentile
3.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-37.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Liquor Offences1
  • Malicious Damage To Property1
  • Sexual Assault0
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences0

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
  • Adaminaby PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Jindabyne HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Jindabyne PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Monaro 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

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Crooks Racecourse Private Nature ReserveNature reserve
Other(1)
  • Alices (Yellow) Private HutWilderness Hut

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

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
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
28°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
Cooma Hospital and Health Service (55.5 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)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
13.2

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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

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 76.4 km away).

Coalition 52.5%Labor 47.5%

9.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • AdaminabyLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)28.9 km away
  • JindabyneLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)30.0 km away
  • BerridaleLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)36.3 km away
  • DalgetyLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)47.5 km away
  • CoomaLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)54.8 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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