Located in New South Wales within the Inverell local government area, Auburn Vale is a quiet locality (postcode 2360). The area has roughly 127 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Auburn Vale has a median house price of $680,000, which has jumped by 108.7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,820.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Inverell LGA is moderate at 4,989 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.5% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($680K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +108.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.