Question 1

Is Gundaroo a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Gundaroo is a small historic village on the Southern Tablelands, set among rolling grazing paddocks and native bush in the Yass Valley and a short drive from Canberra. The village centre is anchored by stone and weatherboard cottages, a village green and a compact retail strip with cafes, craft and antique shops that draw weekend visitors. Surrounding the main street are hobby farms and larger rural properties, winding country lanes and outlooks across Lake George and nearby ridgelines, so day-to-day life is quietly rural while city services remain reasonably accessible.

The community of 1,233 people has a median age of 43 and is strongly family-oriented, with about half of households made up of couple families with children (49.1%) and roughly nine in ten homes owner-occupied (34.0% owned outright, 56.4% with a mortgage). The council’s Gundaroo Village Master Plan and the open space strategy guide local improvements, from pedestrian and cycle links and riparian restoration to lighting of the recreation grounds oval and upgrades to the picnic area. Local facilities include the Gundaroo Recreation Grounds, the Soldiers Memorial Hall and the Gundaroo Literary Institute. Whether that mix suits you depends on the kind of country lifestyle you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Gundaroo?

Accepted Answer

Renting a house in Gundaroo runs to about $750 a week. Against a typical local household income of $3,243 a week as recorded at the most recent Census, that rent would take roughly 23% of a household's weekly income, which sits in the moderate range for a housing cost share. If you're renting rather than buying, that rent share is the number that matters when you're judging how expensive it feels.

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 Gundaroo a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Gundaroo rose a modest 3.5% over the past 12 months. If capital growth is the aspect of an investment that matters to you, that house-value change is the figure to watch for the houses side of the market.

There isn't enough recent data on unit values or on rents to say how rental income or the unit market moved over the same period.

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	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	3.5%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	2	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	64	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

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