Piora (postcode 2470) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area. It is home to about 71 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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 managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
Piora has a median house price of $411,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $522. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,582.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.6% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($411K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.