Farley is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2320). The area has roughly 605 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $105K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Farley is $880,000, having risen steeply by 76% over the past year. Units have a median price of $598,000 (+3.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($880K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +76.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.