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West Bathurst is in Bathurst Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2795, with population 3,634.
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The local employment base leans toward healthcare and education. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 58 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
West Bathurst is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). With a population of 3,634, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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 professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
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West Bathurst is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). With a population of 3,634, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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 professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in West Bathurst is $685,000, having surged 19.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $526,000 (+7.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,443.
Public transport access includes 58 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Bathurst Regional LGA is moderate at 4,304 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, West Bathurst offers a gross rental yield of 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($685K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +19.1% year-on-year.
West Bathurst is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area (postcode 2795). With a population of 3,634, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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 professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in West Bathurst is $685,000, having surged 19.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $526,000 (+7.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,443.
Public transport access includes 58 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Bathurst Regional LGA is moderate at 4,304 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, West Bathurst offers a gross rental yield of 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($685K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +19.1% year-on-year.