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NSW · Mid-Coast Council

Upper Myall, 2423

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  • Green suburb
What Upper Myall is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Upper Myall is a residential smaller community in Mid-Coast with a familiar suburban feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
38
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$1,624
Dwelling vacancy
17.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 17
Median monthly mortgage
$1,042
Employment rate
62.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (January to March 2026)
$515

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
105.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 38 residents
State safety percentile
74.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order25
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault32
  • Fraud24
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment34
  • Other Offences23

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 1153 Markwell Back Rd
  • 293 Upper Myall Rd
  • 515 Upper Myall Rd
  • Markwell Back Rd At Markwell Rd
  • Markwell Back Rd At Upper Myall Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • 293 Upper Myall RdBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • 293 Upper Myall Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime25
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime32
  • Fraudcrime24
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime34
  • Other Offencescrime23
  • 1153 Markwell Back Rdtransport
  • 293 Upper Myall Rdtransport
  • 515 Upper Myall Rdtransport
  • Markwell Back Rd At Markwell Rdtransport

Data sources & freshness

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