Mount Rankin is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). It is home to about 428 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $127K per year, with an average household size of 3 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Mount Rankin stand at $1.2 million, having risen steeply by 19.4% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,500.
Public transport access includes 21 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 2.3% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +19.4% year-on-year.