Yowie Bay NSW 2228
Yowie Bay is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2228, with population 3,053.
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Yowie Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Yowie Bay has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2228. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent context available
Yowie Bay has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $700/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2228. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Yowie Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals
Yowie Bay currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Yowie Bay NSW
Yowie Bay is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2228). With a population of 3,053, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $154K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Yowie Bay is $2.6 million, having grown strongly 7.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.8 million (-23% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,200.
Yowie Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1093, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Yowie Bay offers a gross rental yield of 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 16.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +7.4% year-on-year.
Yowie Bay is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2228). With a population of 3,053, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $154K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Yowie Bay is $2.6 million, having grown strongly 7.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.8 million (-23% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,200.
Yowie Bay is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1093, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,776 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Yowie Bay offers a gross rental yield of 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 16.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +7.4% year-on-year.
Yowie Bay FAQ
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What LGA is Yowie Bay in?
Yowie Bay is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2228. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Yowie Bay?
The current median house price in Yowie Bay, NSW is $2.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Yowie Bay?
The median weekly rent in Yowie Bay is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Yowie Bay?
Rent context available: Yowie Bay has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Yowie Bay a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Yowie Bay show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yowie Bay?
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.
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How often is the Yowie Bay 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.