Doonbah is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area (postcode 2473). The area has roughly 298 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 68. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Doonbah sit at $690,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $525. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,538.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.0% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($690K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.1x is considered stretched. 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.