Hamilton Valley NSW 2641

Hamilton Valley is a suburb in New South Wales, 553 km from Sydney CBD, around 5 hours 45 minutes by car. Population is 834; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $100,048 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 47.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $345 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,590. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

Is Hamilton Valley a good suburb?

Hamilton Valley scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 10/100 · 553.4 km · 346 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $667K · More affordable than 91% of NSW

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 67/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 33 · 834 residents

C

Liveability Rating

40 / 100 · Ranked #1033 in NSW

Each bar is Hamilton Valley'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.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
67
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate

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
39
Mid-range
Walkability
16
Very car-dependent
CBD access
9
553.4 km · 346 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 67 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 39 × 25% + Walkability rank 16 × 15% + CBD access rank 9 × 10% = 40 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Hamilton Valley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $667,000, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$667,000

last 6 quarters
Cheaper than 83% of NSW

8% above its 3 neighbours (median $620,100)

↑ +18.9% year-on-year

Based on 29 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 30 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 8 sales $680K
  • 4 bed 14 sales $681K

Land

$227,000

last 3 quarters
↓ −25.2% year-on-year

Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Hamilton Valley are currently listed at around $732,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.

$732K

6 houses listed in the last 6 months.

7 of the suburb's 277 dwellings (2.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$510/wk
79 bonds
+42% since 2021
2-bed units
$380/wk
41 bonds
+53% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2641 (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 2641.

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 Hamilton Valley safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Hamilton Valley sits in the moderate band, with 43 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 17% on the prior year.

43 offences

17.3% since 2024
Theft 18 (41.9%)
Assault 7 (16.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 5 (11.6%)
Property Damage 5 (11.6%)
Drug Offences 4 (9.3%)
Weapons Offences 2 (4.7%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (2.3%)
Sexual Offences 1 (2.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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

Albury City Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 9 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Hamilton Valley is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.

10
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 34
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hamilton Valley.

21
out of 100
Bottom 8% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
8.2 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 Hamilton Valley.

76
connectivity score / 100
Top 14% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
60%
Premises covered
409
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 60%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 27%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 12%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 1%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 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
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
2 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
1 in suburb
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Albury: council population

The whole council area, not just Hamilton Valley · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
59,538
+1.3% in a year
Change
+770
people since 2024
Density
195
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+201
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+335
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+234
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Hamilton Valley is home to 834 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $100,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

834

47.3% since 2016

Median Age

33

6.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$100,048/yr

30.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$345/wk

9.5% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,590/mo

1.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

3.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$49,504/yr

35.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

73.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.1%

28.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

277

47.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

70.4%

3.5% since 2016

Houses

95.3%

0.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

17.9%

16.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.1%

22.0% since 2016

Work From Home

9.5%

171.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 264 (95.3%)
Townhouses 7 (2.5%)
Flats / Apartments 6 (2.2%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 128 (46.2%)
Renting 82 (29.6%)
Owned Outright 67 (24.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
82.4%
English Spoken at Home
86.5%
Employment Rate
70.8%
7.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
33.2%

Occupations

Professionals 70 (15.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 65 (14.6%)
Technicians & Trades 65 (14.6%)
Managers 64 (14.3%)
Community & Personal Service 62 (13.9%)
Labourers 46 (10.3%)
Sales 29 (6.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 25 (5.6%)

Religion

Christianity 405 (48.6%)
No Religion 303 (36.3%)
Hinduism 39 (4.7%)
Islam 8 (1.0%)
Buddhism 4 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 10 (1.2%)
New Zealand 10 (1.2%)
Nepal 10 (1.2%)
South Africa 9 (1.1%)
Fiji 8 (1.0%)
India 6 (0.7%)
Germany 4 (0.5%)
Egypt 4 (0.5%)

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 17 (2.0%)
2011-2015 30 (3.6%)
2001-2010 21 (2.5%)
1991-2000 0 (0.0%)
1981-1990 8 (1.0%)
Before 1981 14 (1.7%)

17 residents (2.0%) 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.

4.2% of residents (32) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (16).

Hume 22 (2.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 764 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.

Hindi 5 (0.6%)
Russian 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 70 (8.4%)
5-14 135 (16.2%)
15-19 50 (6.0%)
20-24 68 (8.2%)
25-34 127 (15.2%)
35-44 108 (12.9%)
45-54 100 (12.0%)
55-64 99 (11.9%)
65-74 56 (6.7%)
75-84 21 (2.5%)
85+ 4 (0.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 102 (49.3%)
Lone Person 50 (24.2%)
One Parent Families 40 (19.3%)
Group Household 10 (4.8%)
Other Families 5 (2.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 328 (84.3%)
Worked from Home 37 (9.5%)
Car (passenger) 17 (4.4%)
Walked Only 7 (1.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 156 (18.7%)
Bachelor Degree 78 (9.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 34 (4.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 17 (2.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 14 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 74 (27.0%)
2 cars 137 (50.0%)
3 cars 40 (14.6%)
4+ cars 18 (6.6%)

Council Rates

Albury
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,574 a year through Albury based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,574/yr
28% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Hamilton Valley's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 77%
  • Residential 12%
  • Infrastructure and transport 9%
  • Parks and recreation 2%

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

Building Approvals: Albury

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

In the year to August 2026, 423 new dwellings were approved across Albury. That mix is 361 houses and 62 units. Approvals are up 14.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
423dwellings
+14.3% YoY
Houses
361
detached dwellings
Units
62
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Albury And District 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.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 7.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 18.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Albury monitoring station, 4.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Albury Airport, 6.9 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cool winters.

Elevation
243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Near high-voltage lines
3.8% of addresses
22 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
645 mm
74 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.3°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.5°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2641, 35 of 11,739 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (204 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.22%
2025
0.30%

Rooftop solar

42
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 2641, 3,108 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,319 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 190 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
174
2020
283
2021
318
2022
293
2023
255
2024
235
2025
191
2026
107

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
$3,479
Loan amount
$533,600
Total interest over 30 years
$718,722

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 5 across postcode 2641.

Deposit
$133,400
Stamp duty
$24,202
Cash needed at settlement
$157,602

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 Farrer

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 suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Albury District

Currently held by Justin Clancy Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Justin Clancy LP 66.3%
2019 Justin Clancy LP 66.0%
2015 Greg Aplin LP 63.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb'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 Hamilton Valley

Is Hamilton Valley a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Hamilton Valley is moderate (67/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Hamilton Valley?

Hamilton Valley has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Hamilton Valley a good place to live?

Hamilton Valley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), 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 Hamilton Valley?

Hamilton Valley, NSW had a population of 834 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Hamilton Valley, NSW?

The postcode for Hamilton Valley, NSW is 2641.

How far is Hamilton Valley from Sydney?

Hamilton Valley is 553 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 346 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Hamilton Valley?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hamilton Valley was $100,048 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 Hamilton Valley?

There are too few current rental listings in Hamilton Valley for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $345, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Hamilton Valley?

The median age of residents in Hamilton Valley was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Hamilton Valley walkable?

Hamilton Valley scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Hamilton Valley?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hamilton Valley (Albury) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.1 µg/m³. That puts Hamilton Valley below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Hamilton Valley?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hamilton Valley, Albury Airport (6.9 km away), summer days average 33.3°C, winter nights 2.5°C, and 645 mm of rain a year over 74 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hamilton Valley?

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 Hamilton Valley belong to?

Hamilton Valley sits within the Albury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Hamilton Valley?

The average residential rates bill through Albury is $1,574 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Hamilton Valley?

Across Albury, 423 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 14.3% 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 Hamilton Valley in?

Hamilton Valley sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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