Question 1

Is Longford a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Longford is a historic rural town on the banks of the Macquarie River with a compact main street of period buildings and local shops. It has a strong agricultural and heritage character, with grand pastoral estates and well preserved convict-era properties such as Woolmers and Brickendon nearby. Housing ranges from weatherboard cottages and Victorian terraces to larger country properties, and community life centres on local sporting clubs, markets and the racecourse. The Midland Highway provides the main road link and the town acts as a service and social hub for surrounding farms.

Longford is home to 4,268 people and has a median age of 47. The typical household income is $1,212 a week, roughly $63,000 a year.

Families make up the bulk of households: couple families without children are the largest group at 47.7%, followed by couple families with children at 33.3%. One-parent families comprise 17.8% and other families 1.3% of the family mix.

In Longford, about three in four homes are owner-occupied — 40.5% are owned outright and 33.5% are owned with a mortgage — while renters account for 26.1% of dwellings.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Longford?

Accepted Answer

Rents in Longford take a large share of local income. A house rent of $550 a week would take about 45.3% of a typical local household's weekly income as recorded at the most recent Census, and a unit at $500 a week would take about 41.2%.

Buying sits well above local incomes. The median house price of $645,000 is about 10.2 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, so on these figures both renting and buying represent a large share of what households locally earned at the Census, with buying particularly high. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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 Longford a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Longford climbed 14.9% over the past year, a strong rise, and house rents also rose strongly, up 12.2%. Unit values were more modest, rising 3.6%, while unit rents increased a solid 8.7%. In other words, houses showed larger capital gains than units this year, and house rents grew more than unit rents, while unit rents outpaced unit values.

If capital growth is your priority the house figures are the most relevant. If rental income matters more, the rent figures are the ones to watch. Whether those past-year movements make Longford the right investment for you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

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	$645K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	14.9%	3.6%
Sold Past 3 months	27	4
Median days on market Past 12 months	22	20
Average rent Past 12 months	$550	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	12.2%	8.7%

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