Bathurst is a mid-sized suburb in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). With a population of 7,001, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. 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 professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Bathurst has a median house price of $710,000, which has increased by 3.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $620,000 (+31.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Bathurst is served by 9 schools, including 5 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 113 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bathurst Regional LGA is below average at 3,968 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Bathurst shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($710K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +3.6% year-on-year.