Kearsley is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Cessnock local government area (postcode 2325). It is home to about 838 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.9% 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, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Kearsley has a median house price of $735,000, which has fallen by 4.5% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $289,000. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,614.
Kearsley is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 897, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cessnock LGA is moderate at 4,918 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.9%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($735K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -4.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.