Suburb profile
Nelson NSW 2550
Nelson is located in the Capital Region of New South Wales, postcode 2550. It has 6 properties across 1 street, almost all houses. Explore every street in Nelson, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Nelson
Nelson, NSW 2550, sits in the Capital Region and neighbours Chinnock, Doctor George Mountain, Mogareeka and Tanja. Its 1 street holds 6 properties, all 6 of them houses.
Census figures are for the Bega-Eden Hinterland area. At the 2021 Census it had 9,557 residents, a median age of 51 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,220 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $265 a week. Of 3,699 dwellings, 3,602 were separate houses, 24 semi-detached, 5 flats and 59 other; 1,988 were owned outright, 1,132 owned with a mortgage and 400 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Nelson
- 9,557Peoplelive in the area
- 51Median ageyears
- $1,220Median household incomea week
- $265Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses3,602
- Townhouses and semis24
- Flats and apartments5
- Other59
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
- Household size2.4people on average
How homes are held
Streets in Nelson
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.