Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area, Old Bar is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 2430). It is home to about 5,126 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $61K 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 professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Old Bar stand at $818,000, having risen by 2.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $430,000 (-22.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,690.
Old Bar is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 994, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 106 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is moderate at 4,023 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.2%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($818K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.8% 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.