Old Station (postcode 2440) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Kempsey local government area. With a population of 32, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 +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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Australian.
The median house price in Old Station is $825,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $485. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,037.
Public transport access includes 1 rail station. The crime rate in the Kempsey LGA is moderate at 7,302 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($825K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% 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.