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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Rawdon Vale is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 15, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 213 km from the Sydney CBD, Rawdon Vale is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $90,948 per year.
Rawdon Vale benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Rawdon Vale. 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 Rawdon Vale 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.
Rawdon Vale is a smaller community of 15 — 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 $90,948/year is 7% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. The median weekly rent of $200 translates to approximately $10,400/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Rawdon Vale is 213 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 180% of dwellings — 104 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 Rawdon Vale stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Rawdon Vale sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Rawdon Vale | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15 | 5,325 | -100% |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr | $97,552/yr | -7% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $200 | $430 | -53% |
| Distance to CBD | 213 km | 45 km | +373% |
| Separate houses | 180% | 76% | +104pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Rawdon Vale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 15 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $200/week (~$10,400/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With 180% houses in a 15-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 Rawdon Vale property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Rawdon Vale are modest for 2026 — incomes 7% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 15 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $200/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $10,400/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 43/100 places Rawdon Vale in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Rawdon Vale scores 43/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 15, median household income of $90,948/year and median weekly rent of $200. 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 Rawdon Vale are a median household income of $90,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 180% 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.
Rawdon Vale has a usual resident population of approximately 15, 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.
Rawdon Vale sits 213 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $200 in Rawdon Vale, equating to approximately $10,400/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Rawdon Vale. 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 Rawdon Vale 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 (15 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.