Perisher Valley, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Is Perisher Valley a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Perisher Valley from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Housing affordability
16/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $403 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 16% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Socio-economic advantageNot scored — this suburb has no ABS SEIFA score.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Perisher Valley at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 99
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $5,249
- Local government area
- Snowy Monaro Regional
- Coordinates
- -36.4080, 148.4008
Map of Perisher Valley
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Housing & property in Perisher Valley
What it costs to live in Perisher Valley and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $403
- per week
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Perisher Valley demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Perisher Valley using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 49% and 39% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 8 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 11 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 49 | 49% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 30 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 3% |
Share of the 101 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $5,249
- Median weekly personal income
- $936
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 33 (39%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 24 (27%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 61 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 82.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Employed full-time
- 45
- Employed part-time
- 22
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Perisher Valley
Is Perisher Valley a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On housing affordability, Perisher Valley rates 16/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Perisher Valley?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Perisher Valley was $403. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Perisher Valley?
Perisher Valley is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional local government area.
What is the population of Perisher Valley?
At the 2021 Census, Perisher Valley had a population of about 99.
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