Yarra (postcode 2580) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area. The area has roughly 138 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Yarra is $924,000, having surged by 114.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $515. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,123.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA is below average at 3,666 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.9% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($924K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +114.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.