NSW · Kempsey Council
Yessabah, NSW, 2440
Suburb snapshot
Yessabah is a small locality in the Kempsey area, home to around 111 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,099 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+5%), roughly 36927.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $480 (flats $380, houses $490), limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 111
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,281
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 42
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 44.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $380
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $490
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 112
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 4,099
- Against the person
- 1,083
- Against property
- 1,585
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 36,927.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 87.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +4.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order264
- Breach Bail Conditions556
- Domestic Violence Related Assault317
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment411
- Malicious Damage To Property362
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
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rd
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rd
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
8 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure167 CLARKES ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure167 CLARKES ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
2024· 2 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure255 YESSABAH ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure95 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
2022· 3 proposals
September 2022
- Other288 YESSABAH ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling357 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
February 2022
- Subdivision of land288 YESSABAH ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
2021· 1 proposal
December 2021
- Home business244 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Yessabah Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rdtransport
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rdtransport
- Clarkes Rd At Dungay Creek Rdtransport
- Yessabah Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Dwellingplanning357 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 05 May 2022 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning255 YESSABAH ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 07 Nov 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning95 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 23 Sep 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning167 CLARKES ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 24 Sep 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning167 CLARKES ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 05 Feb 2025 · Determined
- Home businessplanning244 DUNGAY CREEK ROAD YESSABAH 2440Lodged 07 Dec 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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