Mitchell (postcode 2795) is a small locality in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area. It is home to about 1,179 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $41K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 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 community & personal service, sales, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Mitchell stand at $391,000, having climbed sharply by 26.1% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $395,000 (+41.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,235.
Mitchell is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 904, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 12 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, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.9% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($391K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +26.1% year-on-year.