Rappville (postcode 2469) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area. With a population of 142, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $39K 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 +0.3% 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 labourers, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Rappville has a median house price of $308,000, which has risen steeply by 20.6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $365. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $999.
Rappville is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 896, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 6.2%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($308K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +20.6% 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.