Thuddungra NSW 2594

Located in New South Wales, Thuddungra sits 396 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 20 minutes by car. The locality has 137 residents, a median age of 50, and a median household income of $79,300 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 16.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $245 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,051. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$480/wk
37 bonds
+54% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2594 (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

128 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2594.

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 Thuddungra safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Thuddungra sits in the moderate band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 50% on the prior year.

3 offences

50.0% since 2024
Theft 2 (66.7%)
Sexual Offences 1 (33.3%)

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

Hilltops 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

Thuddungra is very car-dependent on foot — at 14/100, nearly all errands require a car.

14
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 47
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

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Thuddungra.

26
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
40
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 70%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 30%

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
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
5 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
None
Places of Worship
None

Hilltops: council population

The whole council area, not just Thuddungra · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
19,347
-0.2% in a year
Change
-46
people since 2024
Density
2.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-19
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-68
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+41
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
3/10
3/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Thuddungra is home to 137 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

137

16.1% since 2016

Median Age

50

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$79,300/yr

35.6% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$245/wk

96.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,051/mo

20.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

4.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,404/yr

17.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

40.4%

82.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

47

4.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

82.9%

9.7% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

16.1%

45.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

15.9%

41.3% since 2016

Work From Home

24.6%

12.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 47 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 17 (41.5%)
Mortgage 17 (41.5%)
Renting 7 (17.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.3%
English Spoken at Home
89.1%
Employment Rate
63.7%
17.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
25.5%

Occupations

Managers 30 (43.5%)
Professionals 10 (14.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (10.1%)
Technicians & Trades 7 (10.1%)
Labourers 7 (10.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (10.1%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (7.2%)

Religion

Christianity 87 (63.5%)
No Religion 30 (21.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (7.3%)
5-14 9 (6.6%)
15-19 10 (7.3%)
20-24 8 (5.8%)
25-34 25 (18.2%)
35-44 5 (3.6%)
45-54 24 (17.5%)
55-64 37 (27.0%)
65-74 13 (9.5%)
75-84 4 (2.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 16 (64.0%)
Lone Person 9 (36.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 44 (67.7%)
Worked from Home 16 (24.6%)
Walked Only 5 (7.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 26 (19.0%)
Bachelor Degree 14 (10.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (5.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (2.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 7 (16.3%)
2 cars 16 (37.2%)
3 cars 12 (27.9%)
4+ cars 3 (7.0%)

Council Rates

Hilltops
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $714 a year through Hilltops based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$714/yr
42% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Thuddungra's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • 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: Hilltops

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

In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Hilltops. That mix is 46 houses and 2 units. Approvals are down 46.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
48dwellings
-46.7% YoY
Houses
46
detached dwellings
Units
2
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Young 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 Young Airport, 13.9 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
358 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
651 mm
70 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.0°C
20 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
1.4°C
61 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

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 13% in NSW

In postcode 2594, 21 of 11,947 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (282 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.03%
2023
0.11%
2024
0.12%
2025
0.18%

Rooftop solar

45
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 2594, 2,347 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,187 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 117 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
181
2020
232
2021
232
2022
152
2023
146
2024
155
2025
116
2026
62

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

Federal Electorate

Division of Riverina

Currently held by Michael Mccormack The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Michael Mccormack 37.4% 62.6% -2.9
2022 Michael Mccormack 35.1% 64.8% -4.6
2019 Michael Mccormack 30.5% 69.5% +3.0

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

Cootamundra District

Currently held by Steph Cooke The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Steph Cooke NP 82.1%
2019 Steph Cooke NP 77.1%
2015 Katrina Hodgkinson NP 70.4%

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 Thuddungra

Is Thuddungra a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Thuddungra is moderate (42/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Thuddungra?

Thuddungra has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100, 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 Thuddungra?

Thuddungra, NSW had a population of 137 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Thuddungra, NSW?

The postcode for Thuddungra, NSW is 2594.

How far is Thuddungra from Sydney?

Thuddungra is 396 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 262 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Thuddungra?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Thuddungra was $79,300 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 Thuddungra?

There are too few current rental listings in Thuddungra for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $245, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Thuddungra?

The median age of residents in Thuddungra was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Thuddungra at risk of bushfire?

Thuddungra has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100). 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.

Is Thuddungra walkable?

Thuddungra scores 14/100 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 weather like in Thuddungra?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Thuddungra, Young Airport (13.9 km away), summer days average 31°C, winter nights 1.4°C, 651 mm of rain a year over 70 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Thuddungra?

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 Thuddungra belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Thuddungra?

The average residential rates bill through Hilltops is $714 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Thuddungra?

Across Hilltops, 48 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 46.7% 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 Thuddungra in?

Thuddungra sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).

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