Coombell (postcode 2470) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area. With a population of 12, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $59K 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 +0.3% 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English.
The median house price in Coombell is $499,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $522. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.4%.
The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.4%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($499K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.