Median house price
$634k
+10% change
NSW · Lockhart Council
Yerong Creek, 2642
Est. population · Jun 2025
370
Growth (1 yr)
+0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.1%
Median age
49
Median income
$1,354/wk
Employment rate
47.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$634,000
Languages at home
7.6%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Yerong Creek is a regional smaller community in Lockhart Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Sydney. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size.
There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment, plus growth momentum trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Yerong Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
370
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
14.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#198
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
16th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
61st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
23rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 37.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4137th in Australia
- State rank
- 1289th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #198 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #437 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $634,000
- Median price change
- +10.2%
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
370(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +9.1% over 5 years · 61th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.8%
- 5-year growth
- +9.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +31
- Growth rank in NSW
- 61th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~400), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 355
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,354
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 19 of 129
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 47.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 106 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 14
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 71 residents
- State safety percentile
- 16.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +27.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order25
- Domestic Violence Related Assault28
- Fraud19
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment28
- Malicious Damage To Property32
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 947
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 23th
School list
- Yerong Creek Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 12 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
50 public transport stops in this suburb
- Plunkett St At Moonba St
- Plunkett St At Moonba St
- Yerong Creek Public School, Cole St
- Yerong Creek Rural Centre, Plunkett St
- Yerong Creek Rural Centre, Plunkett St
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 · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
30 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 2 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 50 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 34/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 5.63
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 5.63
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.82
Food & drink(2)
- Country Bumpkins CafeCafe
Cox Street
- Yerong Creek Bowls ClubCafe
Community(2)
- Yerong Creek Community HallCommunity centre
- Yerong Creek Public SchoolSchool
Yerong Creek
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Stanley Galvin ParkPark
- Playground (2)
- Sports field
Other(19)
- Delta AgribusinessAgrarian
7 Plunkett Street, Yerong Creek
- Yerong Creek Water TowerArtwork
- Bbq
- Yerong Creek Recreation GroundCamp Site
- Drinking water (2)
- Yerong Creek Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
- Delta AgribusinessGas
- Guest House
- Welcome to Yerong CreekInformation
- Yerong Creek Bowling ClubLicensed Club
- Parking
- Yerong Creek Bowling Club and Community HallParking
- Yerong Creek LPOPost office
5-9 Plunkett Street
- Public toilets
- Stanley Galvin ParkPublic toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Shelter (3)
- Shower
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Stanley Galvin ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Henty Multi-Purpose Service (14.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 10
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 122 mm · ~15 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 131 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 142 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 137 mm · ~17 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home51 PLUNKETT STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure15 QUEEN STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Carport25 Plunkett Street, Yerong Creek NSW 2642Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers; Supporting DevelopmentPLUNKETT STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
2025· 5 proposals
November 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah3 COX STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers23 QUEEN STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 COLE STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facility3308 OLYMPIC HIGHWAY YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
February 2025
- SubdivisionYERONG CREEK-MANGOPLAH ROAD YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
2024· 4 proposals
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure388 MITTAGONG YERONG CREEK ROAD YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
June 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure22 MACCONOCHIE STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home22 Finlayson Lane, Yerong Creek NSW 2642Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facility3308 OLYMPIC HIGHWAY YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
2023· 7 proposals
September 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; ShedPLUNKETT STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
August 2023
- ShedLOT 4 FINLAYSON LANE YERING CREEK NSW 2642Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling8 Queen Street, Yerong Creek NSW 2642Determined
June 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed3-5 WARATAH STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
May 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; ShedPLUNKETT STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
- Other3 COX STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling7 COX STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
2022· 4 proposals
October 2022
- Dwelling493 EULENSTEINS ROAD YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
August 2022
- Farm buildings1363 VINCENTS ROAD YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
- Dwelling25 Plunkett Street Yerong Creek NSW 2642Determined
June 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces11 COX STREET YERONG CREEK NSW 2642Determined
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- Farm buildings3455 OSBORNE YERONG CREEK ROAD YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
September 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces8 MACCONOCHIE STREET YERONG CREEK 2642Determined
August 2021
- Shed9 Queen Street, Yerong Creek NSW 2642Determined
May 2021
- Recreational Uses34-37 Cole Street Yerong Creek 2642Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Riverina
- Member of Parliament
- Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,537
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.9 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 37.0 km away).
Coalition 79.6%Labor 20.4%
17.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -6.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Yerong CreekLabor 20.4% · Coalition 79.6% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- The RockLabor 25.4% · Coalition 74.6% TPP (2025)14.8 km away
- MangoplahLabor 18.6% · Coalition 81.4% TPP (2025)17.2 km away
- Pleasant HillsLabor 8.9% · Coalition 91.1% TPP (2025)25.3 km away
- UranquintyLabor 39.2% · Coalition 60.8% TPP (2025)28.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Lockhart Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.