Kelso is a settled mid-to-large suburb in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). The area has roughly 10,039 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 Australian, English, Irish.
Kelso has a median house price of $753,000, which has softened modestly by 0.9% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $455,000 (+12.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.
Kelso is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 138 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bathurst Regional LGA is below average at 3,968 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Kelso shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($753K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -0.9% year-on-year.