Coleambally NSW 2707
Coleambally sits 631 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 6 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 1,152 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $80,860 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The town fell 13.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $180 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $867. Coleambally is characterised by high crime risk. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Coleambally a good town?
Coleambally scores a D (29/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 630.9 km · 405 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $345K · More affordable than 92% of NSW
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 41/100 · Crime 62/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 43 · 1,152 residents
Liveability Rating
29 / 100 · Ranked #1278 in NSWEach bar is Coleambally's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Coleambally?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
29 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataColeambally's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $345,000, about 6% below where it sat a year earlier.
$345,000
Based on 17 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $305K
- 4 bed 6 sales $392K
Is Coleambally safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Coleambally sits in the moderate band, with 51 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 4% on the prior year.
51 offences
4.1% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town 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
Murrumbidgee Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Two schools serve Coleambally, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 186 students across 2 schools (avg 93)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 931-1000, median 966 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Coleambally Central School (143 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Coleambally is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 3 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Coleambally.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 18.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 4.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 10.2 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Coleambally.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 721
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
Murrumbidgee: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 6 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Coleambally is home to about 1,200 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,152
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$80,860/yr
Census Median Rent
$180/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$43,732/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.8%
Total Dwellings
439
Owner-Occupier Rate
72.5%
Houses
91.8%
Rental Stress
11.6%
Mortgage Stress
12.9%
Work From Home
23.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.3%
- Employment Rate
- 67.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
16 residents (1.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $380 a year through Murrumbidgee based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 100%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Murrumbidgee
In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Murrumbidgee. That mix is 6 houses and 6 units.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Griffith 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.
Setting
- Elevation
- 118 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
Elevation is the ground at the town 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 3.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 2707, 3 of 1,326 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (25 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2707, 259 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 502 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 22 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
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.
At $345,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sussan Ley | 37.1% | 62.9% | +3.5 |
| 2022 | Sussan Ley | 33.6% | 66.3% | -3.5 |
| 2019 | Sussan Ley | 30.2% | 69.8% | -0.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Helen Dalton Independent
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Helen Dalton IND | 66.0% |
| 2019 | Helen Dalton | 53.5% |
| 2015 | Adrian Piccoli NP | 72.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Coleambally?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,152 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Coleambally
Is Coleambally a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Coleambally is moderate (62/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Coleambally?
Coleambally has a moderate recorded bushfire history (41/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Coleambally a good place to live?
Coleambally has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (29/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Coleambally?
Coleambally, NSW had a population of 1,152 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Coleambally, NSW?
The postcode for Coleambally, NSW is 2707.
How far is Coleambally from Sydney?
Coleambally is 631 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 405 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Coleambally?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Coleambally was $80,860 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 Coleambally?
There are too few current rental listings in Coleambally for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $180, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Coleambally?
The median age of residents in Coleambally was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Coleambally at risk of bushfire?
Coleambally has a moderate recorded bushfire history (41/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town 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.
How are the schools in Coleambally?
There are 2 schools inside the Coleambally boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Coleambally?
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 Coleambally belong to?
Coleambally sits within the Murrumbidgee local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Coleambally?
The average residential rates bill through Murrumbidgee is $380 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Coleambally?
Across Murrumbidgee, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Coleambally in?
Coleambally sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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