Aberdeen is a smaller residential area in New South Wales within the Upper Hunter Shire local government area (postcode 2336). With a population of 2,051, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Aberdeen is $604,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. Units have a median price of $415,000 (+23.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $570. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Aberdeen is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 929, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 56 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Hunter Shire LGA is below average at 3,369 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Aberdeen shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($604K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -0.2% year-on-year.