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Suburb profile ·Mid-Coast LGA · NSW ·2425

The Branch NSW 2425

The Branch is in Mid-Coast LGA, NSW, postcode 2425, with population 130.

Median house $120K -38.5% YoY
Median rent $495/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 130 130 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

The Branch depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

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Available
1
Verify
3
Missing
Development momentum

426 latest-year approvals in Mid-Coast, +0.0% YoY; population +0.7% YoY (0.8% 5yr).

Open development signals
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Current status
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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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-Q3 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

The Branch depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
4

Property prices, Crime, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
3

Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

The Branch currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Gross yield screens at about 21.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 21.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because The Branch 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, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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

pop same · house +$5K · rent -$150/wk

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

Bungwahl most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house +$17.900000000000006K · rent -$175/wk

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

Pindimar most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house +$2K · rent -$145/wk

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

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 3,779 per 100k at the Mid-Coast LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

The Branch NSW

Postcode 2425 · Mid-Coast LGA

The Branch is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area (postcode 2425). With a population of 130, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in The Branch is $120,000, having dropped significantly 38.5% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $495 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 21.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,266.

The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is below average at 3,779 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The Branch offers a gross rental yield of 21.4%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($120K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 1.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -38.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield21.4% High Yield
Price vs State$120K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability1.9x Affordable
Price Momentum-38.5% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.7% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage2/10
Education2/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage2/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$120K
-38.5% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$495
Population
130
Demographics
Median age44
Household size2.9
HH income /wk$1,187
Personal income /wk$738
Mortgage /mth$2,266
Crime (Mid-Coast LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)3,779
Total incidents3,700
Population growth (Mid-Coast LGA)
Population (2025)99,448
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
Development (Mid-Coast LGA)
Approvals (2026)426
Houses372
Units54
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2017-Q3 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

The Branch FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is The Branch in?

    The Branch is in the Mid-Coast Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2425. Council-level context for Mid-Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in The Branch?

    The current median house price in The Branch, NSW is $120K, 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 The Branch?

    The median weekly rent in The Branch is $495/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is The Branch a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for The Branch?

    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.

  6. How often is the The Branch 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.