Free market report · Data to July 2026
Snowy Valleys property market
Snowy Valleys is one of the 453 council areas we track on the Australian property clock. This page is the plain-numbers read: where it sits in the cycle, who lives there, what's being built, and the suburbs inside it.
Houses · cycle position
Peak
The Snowy Valleys house market is growing at its fastest pace in the current cycle. That is a momentum reading, not a crash call: markets can sit at peak growth for a long time before easing.
-11% to +19%
Modelled 12-month price range
+3.0%
Modelled 12-month rent change
Units · cycle position
Rising
The unit market is accelerating. Growth is building pace rather than fading, which is the phase most investors wish they had caught in hindsight.
-15% to +13%
Modelled 12-month price range
0.0%
Modelled 12-month rent change
The clock measures growth momentum, not price. Peak means growing fastest, not about to fall. See Snowy Valleys on the clock.
The people
Who lives in Snowy Valleys.
Population · ABS estimates
15,058
People (2025)
+0.2%
Growth per year, last 5 years
Population is close to flat. Demand here comes from turnover, not new arrivals.
Households · Census 2021
45
Median age
$1,306
Median household income per week
72% own or are paying off their home, 24% rent. An owner-occupier market at heart, which tends to steady prices through the cycle.
New supply
What's being approved to build.
Building approvals are tomorrow's supply. A market where approvals are falling while population grows is a market where pressure builds. The reverse deserves caution.
Dwellings approved · ABS
36 of the latest year's approvals were houses. Approvals are roughly steady year to year.
Jobs and investment
Who's working, and what's being spent.
Jobs pay mortgages and rents. Government and commercial building spend is where future jobs come from: schools, hospitals, shops and factories all get approved before they get built.
Jobs · SALM, March 2026
6,980
Employed residents
3.2%
Unemployment (national 4.2%)
128 more residents are in work than five years ago (+1.9%). Employment is close to flat, so housing demand leans on other drivers.
Non-residential building approved · ABS
$58m
All sectors, FY26
$19m
Public sector (government projects)
| Year | Government | All non-residential |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 | $3m | $11m |
| FY25 | $3m | $15m |
| FY26 | $19m | $58m |
Public building spend here is trending up. Governments build where they expect people. For the named projects behind these numbers, ask for the full report below.
Inside the LGA
The suburbs of Snowy Valleys.
All 79 suburbs and localities in Snowy Valleys
Adelong · Argalong · Bangadang · Batlow · Bimberi · Black Creek · Blowering · Bogong Peaks Wilderness · Bombowlee · Bombowlee Creek · Brindabella · Bringenbrong · Brungle · Brungle Creek · Buddong · Burra · Cabramurra · Califat · Cooleman · Cooleys Creek · Courabyra · Couragago · Darlow · Ellerslie · Gadara · Geehi · Gilmore · Glenroy · Gocup · Goobarragandra · Grahamstown · Green Hills · Greg Greg · Indi · Jagumba · Jagungal Wilderness · Jones Bridge · Khancoban · Killimicat · Kosciuszko · Kunama · Lacmalac · Laurel Hill · Little River · Lower Bago · Mannus · Maragle · Minjary · Mount Adrah · Mount Horeb · Munderoo · Mundongo · Murray Gorge · Nurenmerenmong · Ournie · Paddys River · Pilot Wilderness · Pinbeyan · Red Hill · Sandy Gully · Sharps Creek · Talbingo · Taradale · Tooma · Tumbarumba · Tumorrama · Tumut · Tumut Plains · Welaregang · Wereboldera · Wermatong · Westdale · Westwood · Willigobung · Windowie · Wondalga · Wyangle · Yarrangobilly · Yaven Creek
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General information only, not financial or investment advice. Cycle positions and projections are modelled LGA-level figures to July 2026 (licensed market analytics). Population and approvals are ABS estimates; employment is SALM smoothed data; income, age and tenure are Census 2021. None of it can see street quality, flood maps, zoning or the contract, which is where deals are actually won and lost. Get advice on your own situation before acting.
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