Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area, Girvan is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2425). It is home to about 210 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $66K 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 +0.7% 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 labourers, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Girvan has a median house price of $550,000, which has declined steeply by 49.4% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,165.
Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is moderate at 4,023 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Girvan shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($550K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -49.4% 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.