Cargo, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 562
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $2,009/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 83%
- Renting
- 9%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Peisley St Opp Orange Station · 30.7 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital · 20 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$525k
Sales (5 yr)
60
Sales (12 mths)
10
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
12 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 33.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Cargo PS
Secondary
Canowindra HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Orange Surrounds
District population (2025)
12,138
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
83
houses 75 · other 8
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Cargo:
- Cargo Road (63)
- Belmore Street (31)
- Loftus Street (24)
- Dalton Street (22)
- Davys Plains Road (20)
- Sherwin Street (19)
- Wall Street (16)
- Nanami Lane (14)
- Thompson Street (13)
- Church Street (12)
- Barragan Road (12)
- Forbes Street (12)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.