Rental reviews in Steam Plains, NSW 2710

Steam Plains is a NSW suburb in Hay LGA, matched to postcode 2710 — also covering Barratta, Benarca, Birganbigil and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $320 in 2025, unchanged from $320 in 2024. That is about 54% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Steam Plains recorded 0 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $380 a week and flats/units at $240. Townhouse bonds sat at $335 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $280; three-bedroom bonds $400. One-bedroom bonds sat at $195 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $440 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $240 and $400 a week. Fair Trading recorded 298 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $240 to $320 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. A zero count can mean a very small residential footprint or no incidents coded to this suburb name. The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.