Rand NSW 2642
Located in New South Wales, Rand sits 573 km from Sydney CBD, around 6 hours 10 minutes by car. The locality has 192 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $69,836 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality fell 5.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $120 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $510. Rand is characterised by high crime risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
This locality is too small to rate.
The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 192. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.
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Median House Price
Q4 2025Rand's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $218,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 13% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 14% over the past decade — 1.4% per year on average.
$217,500
Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $495/wk
- 19 bonds
- +39% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2642 (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 2025119 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2642.
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 Rand safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Rand sits in the high band, with 11 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 38% on the prior year.
11 offences
37.5% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 4 of them fatal
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
Federation 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.
Schools
One school serve Rand, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 30 students in one school (avg 30)
Primary
Walkability
Rand is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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 Rand.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 4.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 3 min
- Span of service
- 9.9 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 Rand.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 49
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
Federation: council population
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
Rand is home to 192 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $70,000 a year, with unemployment at 9.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
192
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$69,836/yr
Census Median Rent
$120/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$510/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$34,268/yr
Unemployment Rate
9.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.9%
Total Dwellings
63
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.7%
Houses
96.8%
Rental Stress
8.9%
Mortgage Stress
8.8%
Work From Home
24.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 90.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.2%
- Employment Rate
- 58%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.6%
Occupations
Religion
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $951 a year through Federation 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 locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Federation
In the year to August 2026, 47 new dwellings were approved across Federation. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 37.5% on the same period a year earlier.
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.
Climate & Setting
from Urana Post Office, 36.2 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 148 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 457 mm
- 52 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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
In postcode 2642, 15 of 4,667 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (58 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2642, 1,548 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,934 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 139 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
Q4-2025 medianTransfer 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 $217,500 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 locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
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 locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Rand?
Every figure above is a locality 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 192 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 Rand
Is Rand a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Rand is high (74/100, 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 Rand?
Rand has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100, 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 Rand?
Rand, NSW had a population of 192 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Rand, NSW?
The postcode for Rand, NSW is 2642.
How far is Rand from Sydney?
Rand is 573 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 368 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Rand?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Rand was $69,836 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 Rand?
There are too few current rental listings in Rand for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $120, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Rand?
The median age of residents in Rand was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Rand at risk of bushfire?
Rand has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100). 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.
How are the schools in Rand?
There is 1 school inside the Rand boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Rand?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Rand, Urana Post Office (36.2 km away), 457 mm of rain a year over 52 rainy days over 2006-2026.
What is the median house price in Rand?
The median sale price for houses in Rand was $217,500 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Rand?
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 Rand belong to?
Rand sits within the Federation local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Rand?
The average residential rates bill through Federation is $951 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Rand?
Across Federation, 47 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 37.5% 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 Rand in?
Rand 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 · Q4 2025
- 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
- Climate · 2006–2026
- 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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