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Suburb profile ·Richmond Valley LGA · NSW ·2470

Piora NSW 2470

Piora is in Richmond Valley LGA, NSW, postcode 2470, with population 71.

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$522/wk
Rising
+12.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2470 · Jun 2026
$550
$422
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 6.6%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$411K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$522/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
12.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
6.6%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
24,044
24K via Richmond Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,092
164 added 12mo · 26MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$13/wk (-$685/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±8.0% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage-41% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Mortgage affordability

34%
of household income to service a new loan
7.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRoughly even

New-loan repayment $2,014/mo vs median rent $2,262/mo (-11% · -$57/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $1,608/mo (-406) · at 6.2% (current): $2,014/mo · at 8.2%: $2,459/mo (+445)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
5.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,582/mo, while renters pay about $2,262/mo — renting runs $680/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$411K
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$522
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,582
Gross yield
6.6%

Household income

$72K household · yr-13.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$85K
Household
$72K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,225
5,127 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,127
Total incidents1,225· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault32450%
  • Sexual Offences13521%
  • Robbery81%
  • Break And Enter17928%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 72.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~72.5%
~72.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~38.9% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 99% Other 1%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

7,453 people · 20228,531 by 2032 (+14.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Casino Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Piora NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Piora (postcode 2470) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area. It is home to about 71 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $72K 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 +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 managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

Piora has a median house price of $411,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $522. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,582.

Public transport access includes 4 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 6.6% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($411K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield6.6% High Yield
Price vs State$411K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.7x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,582
Rent · wk(Census)$235
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$522
Gross yield3.0%
Price / income5.7x
Population growth · Richmond Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)24,044
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Richmond Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)28
Houses 97%Units 3%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Richmond Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2470ATO
Negatively geared3%
253 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,526/yr
Landlords (rental income)763
Reported capital gains395
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population71
Median age55
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$779
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,178 → $1,375
Change+16.7%
vs NSW median-3.9 pp
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Hospitals · Richmond Valley LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Casino and District Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Richmond Valley LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places216
Southern Cross Care St Michael's Residential Aged Care73 places
Whiddon Casino64 places
BaptistCare Mid Richmond Centre - Coraki49 places
Richmond Lodge30 places
Childcare · Richmond Valley LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places706
Exceeding NQS8
Kookaburra Early Learning118 places
Casino Early Learning68 places
Rainbow Region Kids Casino Public School65 places
Active Kids After School Care60 places
Casino Baptist Church Christian Community Pre-school59 places
Jumbunna Community Pre-school59 places
+9 more in Richmond Valley LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Piora for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2017 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Piora is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Piora feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Irvington most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$24K · rent -$247/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Myrtle Creek most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$4K · rent -$232/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

West Bungawalbin most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$64K · rent -$322/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Piora FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Piora in?

    Piora is in the Richmond Valley Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2470. Council-level context for Richmond Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Piora?

    The current median house price in Piora, NSW is $411K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Piora?

    The median weekly rent in Piora is $522/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Piora?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 6.6%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Piora a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Piora show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Piora?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Piora data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.