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Upper Corindi NSW 2456

Upper Corindi is in Coffs Harbour LGA, NSW, postcode 2456, with population 158.

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$680/wk
+4.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2456 · Apr 2026
$705
$580
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$820K
House median, latest period
21.9%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
4.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.3%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
82,109
82K via Coffs Harbour LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
4,070
209 added 12mo · 24MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2006Peak · 2023

21.9% below peak · 233.3% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr +16.4%/yr · 5-yr +12.8%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$260/wk (-$13,496/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
12.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
54%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,343/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $1,604/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$820K
Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,343
Gross yield
4.3%

Household income

$66K household · yr-20% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$81K
Household
$66K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
4,055
5,038 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,038
Total incidents4,055· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,10256%
  • Sexual Offences33017%
  • Robbery342%
  • Break And Enter49125%

Full data detail

Upper Corindi NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Upper Corindi is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Coffs Harbour local government area (postcode 2456). The area has roughly 158 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $66K 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 +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Upper Corindi has a median house price of $820,000, which has declined steeply by 21.9% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,343.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Coffs Harbour LGA is moderate at 5,038 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($820K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 12.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -21.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$820K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability12.4x Stretched
Price Momentum-21.9% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,343
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$680
Gross yield2.5%
Price / income12.4x
Population growth · Coffs Harbour LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)82,109
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Coffs Harbour LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)230
Houses150
Units80
YoY change+0%
Employment · Coffs Harbour LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change-0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2456ATO
Negatively geared495 (4.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,480/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,447
Reported capital gains784
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population158
Median age51
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,267
Personal income · wk$583
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Upper Corindi for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2024 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Upper Corindi is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Upper Corindi feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Red Rock most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Dirty Creek most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Upper Corindi FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Upper Corindi in?

    Upper Corindi is in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2456. Council-level context for Coffs Harbour LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Upper Corindi?

    The current median house price in Upper Corindi, NSW is $820K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Upper Corindi?

    The median weekly rent in Upper Corindi is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Upper Corindi?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.3%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Upper Corindi a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Upper Corindi show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Upper Corindi?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Upper Corindi data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.