Located in New South Wales within the Nambucca Valley local government area, Upper Taylors Arm is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2447). The area has roughly 126 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Upper Taylors Arm has a median house price of $280,000, which has dropped significantly by 13% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 10.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $968.
Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Nambucca Valley LGA is moderate at 4,255 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Upper Taylors Arm shows a gross rental yield of approximately 10.4%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($280K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -13.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.