Tooraweenah (postcode 2817) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Gilgandra local government area. It is home to about 253 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Tooraweenah has a median house price of $95,000, which has fallen sharply by 20.8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $148 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 8.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $758.
Tooraweenah is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 947, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gilgandra LGA is moderate at 5,877 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Tooraweenah shows a gross rental yield of approximately 8.1%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($95K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -20.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.