Parkes (NSW)

NSW

Parkes (NSW) is a declining region in NSW with 10,998 residents.

SA2 code: 103021067
State: NSW

Population

10,998

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.9%

3yr: +0.1% · 10yr: -2.4%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$260/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,389/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Parkes (NSW) (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.1%5yr: -0.9%10yr: -2.4%Total: +2.2%

Population grew from 10,760 to 10,998 over 24 years, averaging 0.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (89%), mixed tenure (66.1% own or mortgage), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 89.0%

3,650 houses168 townhouses282 apartments

Tenure

Owned 33.4%

Mortgage 32.7%

Renting 29.7%

Owned 33.4%Mortgage 32.7%Renting 29.7%Other / NS 4.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

103 (2.5%)

2 bed

659 (16.3%)

3 bed

1,782 (44.1%)

4 bed

1,235 (30.5%)

5 bed

221 (5.5%)

6+ bed

43 (1.1%)