South Bathurst (postcode 2795) is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area. The area has roughly 1,583 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
South Bathurst has a median house price of $650,000, which has risen steeply by 13% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $415,000 (-3.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,394.
South Bathurst is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1028, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 32 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 4.2% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($650K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +13.0% year-on-year.