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Sodwalls, 2790

Est. population · Jun 2025

98

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.0%

Median age

52

Median income

$1,937/wk

Employment rate

60.7%

University qualified

23.5%

Work from home

24.1%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$563,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Sodwalls is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Sodwalls is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Lithgow Council.

Housing is relatively affordable, with median house prices 20% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 72% above the peer median, and heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places, with heritage listings 100% above the peer median, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for rural localities. Trade-offs centre on higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary.

Overall, Sodwalls suits people prioritising more affordable housing and 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

  • Housing is relatively affordable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Sodwalls compares

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

Median house price

$563k

+4.2% change

Median rent

$450/wk

Houses $450 · Units $335

Population (ERP)

98

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

20.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

75th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

33rd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

9%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$335
Houses (January to March 2026)
$450
All types (January to March 2026)
$450
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
114
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$563,000
Median price change
+4.2%

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

98(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +1.0% over 5 years · 33th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+1.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+1
Growth rank in NSW
33th 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 +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
94
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,937
Dwelling vacancy
20.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 44
Median monthly mortgage
$1,730
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$365
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
62.9% / 28.6% / 8.6%
Employment rate
60.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.1% / 0% / 50%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
33 / 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

23.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 23.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified23.5% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified7.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational23.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below45.9% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies31.8%
  • Health20.5%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Management and commerce11.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.1%
  • Agriculture and environment6.8%
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)
$54,836

45th percentile in NSW · -7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,764

50th percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

21st percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$73,095

54th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

42nd percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2790 — 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
8,128
Taxpayers reporting net rent
864
Median net rent
$1,774
Taxpayers reporting business income
776
Taxable income vs state median
-2%
Salary / wages vs state median
0%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
+4%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

20.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.9× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
20.4%

73rd percentile in NSW · +787% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
11
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2790

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers11

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 2790 (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 Central West (SA4 103), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12133,765
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 84151,008
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214847
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212610
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211590
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841999
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841688
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841284
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841327
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Central West 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: 54 · AFF share +920% 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

9.3% born overseas

Language at home
76 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
8 (9.3%)
Australian citizens
77

Religion

48.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.9%, while 29.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion29.8%32.8%
Christianity48.9%47.6%
Other / not stated21.3%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16%22.4%
Anglican11.7%11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed10.6%1.9%

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 2790, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
10
Against the person
3
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
102
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 31 residents
State crime-rate percentile
74.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
4
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
40.82

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order1
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Malicious Damage To Property1
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault1

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
  • Denison KelsoGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Hampton PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Lithgow HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Meadow Flat PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • O'Connell PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Oberon HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Oberon PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wallerawang PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Public transport

14 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 639 Sodwalls Rd
  • Jerrys Meadow Rd At Sodwalls Rd
  • Sodwalls Rd After Leigh Morres Rd
  • Sodwalls Rd After Sodwalls Station Rd
  • Sodwalls Rd Opp Leigh Morres 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

1 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
21/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Campground

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
24°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
Lithgow Hospital (15.2 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
30.6

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
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 (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· 1 proposal

  • September 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    225 ANAREL ROAD SODWALLS 2790Additional Information Requested
2025· 5 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Subdivision
    648 SODWALLS ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined

  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    225 ANAREL ROAD SODWALLS 2790Withdrawn
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Community facility
    428 SODWALLS ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined

  • June 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    638 CUTHILL ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined

  • February 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    641 SODWALLS ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined
2024· 1 proposal

  • August 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    501 BARRETTS CROSSING ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined
2022· 2 proposals

  • August 2022

  • Dwelling; Farm buildings
    501 BARRETTS CROSSING ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined

  • May 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    385 SODWALLS ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • August 2021

  • Dwelling
    226 CUTHILL ROAD SODWALLS 2790Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Cox’s Road and Early Deviations – Sodwalls, Fish River Descent Precinctoff Cuthill Road SodwallsSHR
  • Rydal rail underbridgesMain Western railway, RydalSHR

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
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 18.6 km away).

Coalition 65.6%Labor 34.4%

3.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • HamptonLabor 31.1% · Coalition 68.9% TPP (2025)9.7 km away
  • Lithgow BowenfelsLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)14.2 km away
  • Lithgow Tweed MillsLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)16.9 km away
  • Meadow FlatLabor 21.6% · Coalition 78.4% TPP (2025)17.1 km away
  • Lithgow CooerwullLabor 48.1% · Coalition 51.9% TPP (2025)17.5 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.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

More in Lithgow Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.