Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Muswellbrook LGA · NSW ·2328

Yarrawa NSW 2328

Yarrawa is in Muswellbrook LGA, NSW, postcode 2328, with population 101.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$535/wk
-0.9% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2328 · Apr 2026
$625
$450
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$715K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$535/wk
Rent context available
0.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
16,859
17K via Muswellbrook LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
474
38 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$270/wk (-$14,027/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
9.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,915/mo, while renters pay about $2,318/mo — renting runs $403/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$715K
Household income · yr
$75K
Median rent · wk
$535
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,915
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$75K household · yr-9.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$94K
Household
$75K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
1,043
6,216 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,216
Total incidents1,043· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault26855%
  • Sexual Offences9319%
  • Robbery61%
  • Break And Enter12225%

Full data detail

Yarrawa NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Muswellbrook local government area, Yarrawa is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2328). It is home to about 101 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Yarrawa has a median house price of $715,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,915.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Muswellbrook LGA is moderate at 6,216 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.9% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($715K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% 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 Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$715K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability9.6x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,915
Rent · wk(Census)$231
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$535
Gross yield1.7%
Price / income9.6x
Population growth · Muswellbrook LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)16,859
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Muswellbrook LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)54
Houses48
Units6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Muswellbrook LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.9%
YoY change-1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2328ATO
Negatively geared65 (4.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,135/yr
Landlords (rental income)153
Reported capital gains107
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population101
Median age44
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,437
Personal income · wk$716
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Yarrawa if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Yarrawa carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 2021 · 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 · 11 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 Yarrawa 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 lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Baerami most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$35K · rent -$290/wk

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

Wybong most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$285K · rent -$255/wk

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

Martindale most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · house -$105K · rent -$210/wk

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

Yarrawa FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yarrawa in?

    Yarrawa is in the Muswellbrook Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2328. Council-level context for Muswellbrook LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Yarrawa?

    The current median house price in Yarrawa, NSW is $715K, 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 Yarrawa?

    The median weekly rent in Yarrawa is $535/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Yarrawa?

    Rent context available: Yarrawa has usable rent context. 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 Yarrawa a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yarrawa?

    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 Yarrawa 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.