Kentucky is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Uralla local government area (postcode 2354). It is home to about 179 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $80K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Kentucky has a median house price of $460,000, which has jumped by 55.9% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,629.
Kentucky is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops. The crime rate in the Uralla LGA is below average at 2,494 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.7% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($460K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +55.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.