Question 1

Is Crookwell a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Crookwell is a small country town on the Southern Tablelands that acts as a service hub for surrounding sheep and cropping properties. Set on a cool highland plain with rolling farmland, granite outcrops and a wind farm on nearby ridgelines, it has a quietly rural pace. The main street has a tidy run of heritage buildings, everyday shops and community facilities, and the wider district is largely farmsteads and rural-residential blocks. With a population of 2,686 and a median age of 52, the community is weighted towards couple households and is mostly owner-occupied (82.4% of homes).

Everyday life is supported by local health and recreation projects: the Crookwell Health Care Centre has improved access works and new accommodation for health staff has been provided, Coleman Park’s pools are being replaced by a multipurpose aquatic and activity centre with an indoor heated pool, program spaces, a walking track and solar panels, and an inclusive playspace has been added. Planning is also advancing for a proposed 24–25 km Goulburn–Crookwell rail trail. That combination of rural living, community facilities and links to nearby regional centres and Canberra is what living in Crookwell looks like, and whether it suits you depends on how much you value that setting.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Crookwell?

Accepted Answer

In Crookwell, a median house price of $600,000 works out to about 9.6 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, which puts buying well above what households locally earned then. Renting a house at $473 a week would take about 39.5% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share of income, so for many people the rental cost is the nearer-term affordability concern.

Whether that feels expensive will depend on your own income and circumstances, and which option — renting or buying — matters most to you.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Crookwell a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

In Crookwell the picture for houses over the past year is clear: median house values rose 5.6% while the rent a house earns edged up 1.7%. That means, on the data available, capital growth outpaced rental income for houses in Crookwell over the last 12 months — values had a solid rise while rents increased only slightly. Which of those movements matters more to you will depend on whether you are prioritising capital gain or rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$600K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	5.6%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	18	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	106	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$473	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.7%	N/A

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