Condobolin NSW 2877

Condobolin sits 491 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 6 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 3,185 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $67,184 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town fell 8.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,000. Condobolin is characterised by high crime risk. 4 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Condobolin a good town?

Condobolin scores a D (17/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on schools, transit, safety, and community.

Schools

Trailing peer schools

4 schools

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 490.8 km · 404 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $360K · More affordable than 96% of NSW

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 27/100 · Crime 92/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 39 · 3,185 residents

D

Liveability Rating

17 / 100 · Ranked #1510 in NSW

Each bar is Condobolin's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
17
Few above similar
Safety
24
Bushfire Low · Crime High

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
18
Disadvantaged
Walkability
5
Very car-dependent
CBD access
13
490.8 km · 404 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Schools rank 17 × 25% + Safety rank 24 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 18 × 25% + Walkability rank 5 × 15% + CBD access rank 13 × 10% = 17 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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17 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Condobolin's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $360,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

Houses

$360,000

Cheaper than 95% of NSW
↑ +14.8% year-on-year

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 44 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period

Land

$150,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Condobolin are currently listed at around $412,000 on average, with the typical listing on the market for 2 days. Based on 18 houses listed in the past six months.

$412K

last 2 months
↑ +13.8% vs previous 6 months from $362K

18 houses listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 2 days.

18 of the suburb's 1,144 dwellings (1.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Condobolin rent for around $425 a week on average, based on 10 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$425/wk

10 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

12 rentals advertised against an estimated 362 rented homes (3.3%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$345/wk
20 bonds
+35% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2877 (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

161 Affordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 19% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2877.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
5.4% above the typical range
Top 2% in NSW

$425/week ($22,000 a year) on a $412,000 median

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Condobolin safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Condobolin sits in the high band, with 478 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 22% on the prior year.

478 offences

21.9% since 2024
Theft 113 (23.6%)
Assault 89 (18.6%)
Harassment & Stalking 83 (17.4%)
Property Damage 65 (13.6%)
Drug Offences 45 (9.4%)
Disorderly Conduct 38 (7.9%)
Weapons Offences 21 (4.4%)
Sexual Offences 13 (2.7%)
Arson 9 (1.9%)
Robbery 1 (0.2%)
Other Offences Against Person 1 (0.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

11 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Where they happened

Henry Parkes Way 3 (27.3%)

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

Lachlan Shire Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

Four schools serve Condobolin, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
4 schools in this town
4 at similar
  • • 620 students across 4 schools (avg 155)
  • • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent, 1 Catholic
  • • ICSEA 834-978, median 902 (below the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Condobolin Public School (256 students)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 256 students
ICSEA 848 (higher than 5% of Australian schools) · 6% top-SEA students
At similar
Catholic · K-6 · 116 students
ICSEA 956 (higher than 27% of Australian schools) · 13% top-SEA students
At similar

Secondary

Government · 7-12 · 205 students
ICSEA 834 (higher than 4% of Australian schools) · 3% top-SEA students
At similar

Combined

Independent · 3-12 · 43 students
ICSEA 978 (higher than 37% of Australian schools) · 0% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Condobolin is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 18 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

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.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Condobolin.

58
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
28.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
11.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
11.4 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 Condobolin.

58
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
28%
Premises covered
1,667
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 63%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 28%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 9%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 0%

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

Lachlan: council population

The whole council area, not just Condobolin · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
6,118
Change
0
people since 2024
Density
0.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+33
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-45
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+12
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
1/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
2/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 11 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Condobolin is home to about 3,200 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $67,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

3,185

8.6% since 2016

Median Age

39

2.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$67,184/yr

26.0% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

17.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,000/mo

0.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

4.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$34,736/yr

18.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

23.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

24.6%

47.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,144

8.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

68.4%

5.2% since 2016

Houses

94.9%

0.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.5%

6.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

17.9%

20.1% since 2016

Work From Home

9.0%

3.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,086 (94.9%)
Townhouses 37 (3.2%)
Flats / Apartments 21 (1.8%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 429 (40.1%)
Renting 338 (31.6%)
Mortgage 303 (28.3%)
Of those rentals, social housing 95 (28.1%)

66 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 29 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 338 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.7%
English Spoken at Home
83.2%
Employment Rate
51.2%
0.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.2%

Occupations

Managers 256 (19.9%)
Community & Personal Service 169 (13.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 167 (13.0%)
Technicians & Trades 159 (12.4%)
Professionals 148 (11.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 137 (10.7%)
Labourers 132 (10.3%)
Sales 87 (6.8%)

Religion

Christianity 1,991 (62.5%)
No Religion 704 (22.1%)
Hinduism 34 (1.1%)
Other Religions 14 (0.4%)
Islam 8 (0.3%)
Sikhism 8 (0.3%)
Buddhism 3 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

India 34 (1.1%)
Philippines 31 (1.0%)
England 19 (0.6%)
South Africa 10 (0.3%)
Nepal 9 (0.3%)
New Zealand 8 (0.3%)
Sri Lanka 8 (0.3%)
Germany 8 (0.3%)

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.

2016-2021 76 (2.4%)
2011-2015 21 (0.7%)
2001-2010 14 (0.4%)
1991-2000 13 (0.4%)
1981-1990 6 (0.2%)
Before 1981 27 (0.8%)

76 residents (2.4%) 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.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

1.7% of residents (51) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (35).

Overseas 69 (2.3%)
Far West and Orana 28 (0.9%)
Riverina 27 (0.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,967 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Punjabi 4 (0.1%)
Mandarin 3 (0.1%)
Sinhalese 3 (0.1%)
Spanish 3 (0.1%)
German 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 218 (6.8%)
5-14 460 (14.4%)
15-19 173 (5.4%)
20-24 149 (4.7%)
25-34 408 (12.8%)
35-44 340 (10.7%)
45-54 349 (11.0%)
55-64 449 (14.1%)
65-74 322 (10.1%)
75-84 222 (7.0%)
85+ 109 (3.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 364 (43.0%)
Couple Families 290 (34.3%)
One Parent Families 142 (16.8%)
Other Families 26 (3.1%)
Group Household 24 (2.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 871 (77.2%)
Worked from Home 101 (9.0%)
Car (passenger) 75 (6.6%)
Walked Only 71 (6.3%)
Bus 10 (0.9%)

Local Jobs

People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 1,128 people work here; 1,285 employed residents live here.

Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.9 per resident). At least 7% of employed residents must work outside the town.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 420 (13.2%)
Bachelor Degree 187 (5.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 139 (4.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 43 (1.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 34 (1.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 79 (7.0%)
1 car 417 (37.1%)
2 cars 389 (34.6%)
3 cars 146 (13.0%)
4+ cars 93 (8.3%)

Council Rates

Lachlan
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $750 a year through Lachlan based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$750/yr
39% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Condobolin's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Environmental 2%

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: Lachlan

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

In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Lachlan. That mix is 10 houses and 2 units. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
12dwellings
-50.0% YoY
Houses
10
detached dwellings
Units
2
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Condobolin 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 Condobolin Retirement Village, 24.2 km

Dry climate.

Elevation
225 m
above sea level, at the town centre
Annual rainfall
454 mm
49 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

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.

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 3% in NSW

In postcode 2877, 3 of 3,051 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (55 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.10%

Rooftop solar

66
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.6 kW each

In postcode 2877, 1,039 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,574 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 35 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
59
2020
76
2021
82
2022
48
2023
73
2024
85
2025
47
2026
18

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

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$1,878
Loan amount
$288,000
Total interest over 30 years
$387,916
Deposit
$72,000
Stamp duty
$10,657
Cash needed at settlement
$82,657

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 Parkes

Currently held by Jamie Chaffey The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Jamie Chaffey 37.0% 63.0% +5.2
2022 Mark Coulton 32.2% 67.8% +0.9
2019 Mark Coulton 33.1% 66.9% +1.8

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

Barwon District

Currently held by Roy Butler Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Roy Butler IND 66.0%
2019 Roy Butler 56.6%
2015 Kevin Humphries NP 62.9%

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.

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Common questions about Condobolin

Is Condobolin a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Condobolin is high (92/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Condobolin?

Condobolin has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100, 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 Condobolin a good place to live?

Condobolin has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (17/100), 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 Condobolin?

Condobolin, NSW had a population of 3,185 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Condobolin, NSW?

The postcode for Condobolin, NSW is 2877.

How far is Condobolin from Sydney?

Condobolin is 491 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 404 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Condobolin?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Condobolin was $67,184 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 Condobolin?

The median advertised rent in Condobolin is $425 a week for houses (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Condobolin?

The median age of residents in Condobolin was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Condobolin at risk of bushfire?

Condobolin has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100). 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 Condobolin?

There are 4 schools inside the Condobolin boundary: 4 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the weather like in Condobolin?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Condobolin, Condobolin Retirement Village (24.2 km away), 454 mm of rain a year over 49 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Condobolin?

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 Condobolin belong to?

Condobolin sits within the Lachlan local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Condobolin?

The average residential rates bill through Lachlan is $750 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Condobolin?

Across Lachlan, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% 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 Condobolin in?

Condobolin sits within the federal Division of Parkes, currently held by Jamie Chaffey (The Nationals).

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