Median price trend for houses
Based on 15 sales in the preceding 12 months
$282,000
Down 19.3% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $53k
- 3 bed
- $260k
- 4 bed
- $285k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Peak Hill
NSW 2869 · Parkes
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $282,000
- Population
- 1,162
- Postcode
- 2869
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Peak Hill, New South Wales
Property market insights for Peak Hill (NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Peak Hill (NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 12 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$350 per week
Up 16.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Peak Hill (NSW), NSW is currently $282,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Peak Hill (NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of -19.3% for houses.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $53,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $260,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $285,000 in Peak Hill (NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Peak Hill (NSW) is $350 per week. The median house rent has increased 16.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Peak Hill safe?
The overall rate for Peak Hill is 10,319 offences per 100,000 residents — 213% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Peak Hill.
Overall crime rate
10,319
offences per 100,000 residents
213% aboveRest of NSW
Peak HillRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Peak Hill?
Peak Hill NSW 2869 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
1,162 people call Peak Hill home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $996 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,162
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $814 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $185 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3417.1%Below
35–5421.3%Below
55–7431.1%Above
75 and over11.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses90.7%Above
Townhouses3.5%Below
Apartments1.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.1%Above
Paying a mortgage20.1%Below
Renting29.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.9%Above
One car35.1%In line
Two cars32.6%Below
Three or more23.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.7%Above
Drove to work55.8%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.0%Above
What stands out in Peak Hill
19.7% of workers in Peak Hill worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of NSW.
23.2% of people in Peak Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Peak Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Peak Hill NSW 2869.
Is Peak Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Peak Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
275 family households lived in Peak Hill; 28.7% were couple families and 27.3% were one-parent families.
37.5% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Peak Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Peak Hill had 1,162 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Peak Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 90.7% of occupied private dwellings in Peak Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Peak Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
20.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
29.8% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Peak Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Peak Hill had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 37.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 34.0%, while 16.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Peak Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
55.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Peak Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 35.1% of the total.
56.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Peak Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.5% reported a different address.
5.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Peak Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.7% of residents used only English at home.
2.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Peak Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.2% of Peak Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Peak Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.7% of ancestry responses in Peak Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 38.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Peak Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 30.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Peak Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 45.5%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
25.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 12.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.8%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Peak Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
43.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
13.2% reported asthma, 14.8% arthritis and 9.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Peak Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Peak Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $996 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $814.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $185 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Peak Hill compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.7% in Peak Hill, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 50.1% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 29.8% in Peak Hill, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Peak Hill (NSW)
Is Peak Hill (NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $282,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Peak Hill (NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 275 local families, and 18.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Peak Hill (NSW)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $285,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Peak Hill (NSW)
67 streets in Peak Hill (NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aronui Ln
- Attenborough Rd
- Back Peak Hill Rd
- Baldry-Peak Hill Rd
- Belah Park Rd
- Bingara St
- Bivana St
- Blackstock Hill Rd
- Bogan Rd
- Bogan St
- Boori St
- Boundary Rd
- Bulgandramine Rd
- Caswell St
- Claremont Ln
- Collingwood Ln
- Cookapie Creek Ln
- Coradgery Rd
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- Cranbourne Ln
- Curra Ln
- Derribong St
- Dows Lane
- Dugga St
- Euchie St
- Frazer Ave
- Genanegie Rd
- Golf Club Rd
- Gospers Ln
- Hervey Park Rd
- Hollywood Ln
- Houplines Rd
- Howard St
- Huie Ave
- Ingalba Street
- Jackson St
- Kadina Rd
- Kittos Bridge Road
- Lindner St
- Mickibri Rd
- Mingelo St
- Mingerong Rd
- Narra St
- Newell Hwy
- Numalla Rd
- Oaklands Ln
- O'Learys Ln
- Peak Hill-Tullamore Rd
- Penryn Ln
- Railway Pde
- Riverview Ln
- Robertson Rd
- Roseholm Rd
- Rosser Rd
- Station Ln
- Strahorn Forest Rd
- Sunnyside Ln
- Symons Rd
- Taweni Rd
- The Grange Road
- The Mcgrane Way
- Tralee Ln
- Trewilga Rd
- Tullamore Rd
- Warrah St
- Ween St
- Whitton Park Rd
- Willaroo St
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