Moto is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area (postcode 2426). The area has roughly 144 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 managers, sales, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Moto has a median house price of $600,000, which has risen solidly by 5.4% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,325.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is moderate at 4,023 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.6% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($600K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.4% 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.