Moparrabah is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Kempsey local government area (postcode 2440). The area has roughly 123 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, managers, sales. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Moparrabah has a median house price of $320,000, which has declined steeply by 25.6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $880.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Kempsey LGA is moderate at 7,255 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 7.5% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($320K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -25.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.