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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Big Ridge is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 16, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 144 km from the Sydney CBD, Big Ridge is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $86,632 per year.
Moderate income levels in Big Ridge indicate steady rental demand from working households. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Big Ridge. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Big Ridge on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Big Ridge is a smaller community of 16 — about 0% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $86,632/year is 11% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Big Ridge is 144 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 24 percentage points above the New South Wales median of 76% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Big Ridge stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Big Ridge sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Big Ridge | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16 | 5,325 | -100% |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr | $97,552/yr | -11% |
| Distance to CBD | 144 km | 45 km | +220% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 76% | +24pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Big Ridge — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 16 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Big Ridge. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With 100% houses in a 16-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Big Ridge property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Big Ridge are modest for 2026 — incomes 11% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 16 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Big Ridge. The EquitySight investment score of 38/100 places Big Ridge in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Big Ridge scores 38/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 16, median household income of $86,632/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Big Ridge are a median household income of $86,632/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Big Ridge has a usual resident population of approximately 16, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Big Ridge sits 144 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Big Ridge. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Big Ridge. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Big Ridge to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (16 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.