Coonabarabran is a compact suburb in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area (postcode 2357). The area has roughly 3,477 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
Coonabarabran has a median house price of $294,000, which has increased by 2.7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $380. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,000.
Coonabarabran is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 904, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 142 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,386 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.7% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($294K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +2.7% year-on-year.