Chakola NSW 2630

Chakola sits 389 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 4 hours 35 minutes by car. Census data records 88 residents with a median age of 46 and a median household income of $116,948 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 87.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $260 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,297. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Chakola's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $103,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 87% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have fallen roughly 87% over the past decade — 20.6% per year on average.

$103,000

last 4 quarters
Cheaper than 99% of NSW
↓ −87.1% year-on-year
↓ −87.4% over 2016–2025 (−20.6%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$500/wk
23 bonds
+12% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2630 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

122 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2630.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Chakola safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Chakola sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 86% on the prior year.

1 offences

85.7% since 2024
Arson 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Snowy Monaro Regional Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Chakola is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Chakola.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
30
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 93%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 7%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
1 in locality
Places of Worship
None

Snowy Monaro: council population

The whole council area, not just Chakola · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
22,396
+0.4% in a year
Change
+91
people since 2024
Density
1.5
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+31
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-67
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+127
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
5/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Chakola is home to 88 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

88

87.2% since 2016

Median Age

46

9.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$116,948/yr

137.0% since 2016
Top 20% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$260/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,297/mo

4.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

75.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,324/yr

12.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

34.5%

33.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

29

26.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

75.0%

8.4% since 2016

Houses

96.6%

38.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

11.6%

Mortgage Stress

23.6%

56.0% since 2016

Work From Home

27.0%

Dwelling Types

Houses 28 (96.6%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (3.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 11 (55.0%)
Renting 5 (25.0%)
Mortgage 4 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.8%
English Spoken at Home
94.3%
Employment Rate
57.6%
7.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.7%

Occupations

Managers 10 (27.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 9 (24.3%)
Labourers 5 (13.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (13.5%)
Professionals 4 (10.8%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (10.8%)
Sales 3 (8.1%)

Religion

Christianity 57 (64.8%)
No Religion 27 (30.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 6 (6.8%)
5-14 20 (22.7%)
15-19 4 (4.5%)
20-24 6 (6.8%)
25-34 6 (6.8%)
35-44 14 (15.9%)
45-54 20 (22.7%)
55-64 14 (15.9%)
65-74 3 (3.4%)
75-84 11 (12.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 11 (52.4%)
Lone Person 7 (33.3%)
One Parent Families 3 (14.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 27 (73.0%)
Worked from Home 10 (27.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 14 (15.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (13.6%)
Bachelor Degree 3 (3.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (10.3%)
2 cars 7 (24.1%)
3 cars 7 (24.1%)
4+ cars 5 (17.2%)

Council Rates

Snowy Monaro
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,253 a year through Snowy Monaro based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,253/yr
About the NSW average ($1,230) · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Chakola's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 88%
  • Environmental 12%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Snowy Monaro

The whole council area, not just Chakola · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 72 new dwellings were approved across Snowy Monaro. That mix is 45 houses and 27 units. Approvals are up 28.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
72dwellings
+28.6% YoY
Houses
45
detached dwellings
Units
27
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Cooma Visitors Centre, 19.2 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
879 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
536 mm
69 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.6°C
5 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
-1.7°C
100 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2630, 41 of 8,519 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (188 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.10%
2023
0.16%
2024
0.33%
2025
0.48%

Rooftop solar

39
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 2630, 1,611 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,106 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 81 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
90
2020
116
2021
123
2022
99
2023
88
2024
103
2025
76
2026
49

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$537
Loan amount
$82,400
Total interest over 30 years
$110,987

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 2630.

Deposit
$20,600
Stamp duty
$1,662
Cash needed at settlement
$22,262

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Eden-monaro

Currently held by Kristy Mcbain Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Kristy Mcbain 57.2% 42.8% +1.1
2022 Kristy Mcbain 58.2% 41.8% -7.3
2019 Mike Kelly 50.9% 49.1% +2.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Monaro District

Currently held by Steven Whan Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Steven Whan ALP 52.3%
2019 John Barilaro NP 61.6%
2015 John Barilaro NP 52.5%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Chakola

Is Chakola a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Chakola is low (21/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Chakola?

Chakola has a low recorded bushfire history (33/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Chakola?

Chakola, NSW had a population of 88 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Chakola, NSW?

The postcode for Chakola, NSW is 2630.

How far is Chakola from Sydney?

Chakola is 389 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 277 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Chakola?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Chakola was $116,948 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Chakola?

There are too few current rental listings in Chakola for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $260, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Chakola?

The median age of residents in Chakola was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Chakola at risk of bushfire?

Chakola has a low recorded bushfire history (33/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Chakola?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Chakola, Cooma Visitors Centre (19.2 km away), summer days average 26.6°C, winter nights -1.7°C, 536 mm of rain a year over 69 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Chakola?

The median sale price for houses in Chakola was $103,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Chakola?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Chakola belong to?

Chakola sits within the Snowy Monaro local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Chakola?

The average residential rates bill through Snowy Monaro is $1,253 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Chakola?

Across Snowy Monaro, 72 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 28.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Chakola in?

Chakola sits within the federal Division of Eden-monaro, currently held by Kristy Mcbain (Australian Labor Party).

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