Median house price
$800k
+24% change
NSW · Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Yippin Creek, 2446
Est. population · Jun 2025
790
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.9%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,553/wk
Employment rate
58.4%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$800,000
Languages at home
4.3%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, Polish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Yippin Creek offers a slower smaller community life in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because schools and education, plus safety lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Yippin Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $610 · Units $410
Population (ERP)
790
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
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
#147
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
38th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
86th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
11th
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
- 35.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4579th in Australia
- State rank
- 1464th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #147 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #555 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $410
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 57
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $800,000
- Median price change
- +23.6%
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
790(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +9.9% over 5 years · 86th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +9.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +15
- Change in 5 years
- +71
- Growth rank in NSW
- 86th 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 (~850), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 758
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,553
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 287
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,976
- Employment rate
- 58.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 252 / 20 / 4
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 45
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 17
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 57
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 51 residents
- State safety percentile
- 38th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order67
- Domestic Violence Related Assault107
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment102
- Malicious Damage To Property110
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault50
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 897
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 11th
School list
- Wauchope Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 624 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Wauchope High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 458 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 2.0 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
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Beechwood Rd Opp Yippin Creek Rd
- Beechwood Rd Opp Yippin Creek Rd
- Yippin Creek Rd At Rosella Pl
- Yippin Creek Rd At Rosella Pl
- Yippin Creek Rd Opp Rosella Pl
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
11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 8/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.64
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Jim Maxwell ReservePark
- Yippin Creek ReservePark
- Playground
- Sports field
Other(5)
- Bbq
- Drinking water
- Picnic Table (3)
- Public toilets
- Waste Basket
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jim Maxwell ReservePark
- Yippin Creek ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- Wauchope District Memorial Hospital (1.6 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)
- 42
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 53.2
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
- 27° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 417 mm · ~52 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 459 mm · ~57 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 256 mm · ~32 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 273 mm · ~34 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· 1 proposal
March 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure79 BEECHWOOD ROAD YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport29 ROSEMARY AVENUE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Withdrawn
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool28 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure5 ROSEMARY AVENUE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool28 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Withdrawn
April 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure12 CHICORY CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool4 CHICORY CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
2024· 6 proposals
November 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure5 ROSEMARY AVENUE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
October 2024
- Subdivision824 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
June 2024
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use13 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure7 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
February 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure19 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
January 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia79 BEECHWOOD ROAD YIPPIN CREEK 2446Withdrawn
2023· 3 proposals
September 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure4 WOODLAND GROVE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
March 2023
- Dual occupancy9 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
2022· 20 proposals
December 2022
- Shed18 ROSEMARY AVENUE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
November 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing20 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dual occupancy9 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Stratum / community title subdivision30 Tarragon Drive Yippin Creek 2446Determined
October 2022
- DwellingPROPOSED LOT 418 FENNEL LANE, WOONGARRAHDetermined
September 2022
- Dwelling11 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
August 2022
- Dwelling19 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling12 CAJUN CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- DwellingPROPOSED LOT 417 FENNEL LANE, WOONGARRAHDetermined
July 2022
- DwellingProposed Lot 414 Fennel Lane, WoongarrahDetermined
- DwellingProposed Lot 415 Fennel Lane, WoongarrahDetermined
- DwellingPROPOSED LOT 416 FENNEL LANE, WOONGARRAHDetermined
May 2022
- Shed18 ROSEMARY AVENUE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- DwellingProposed Lot 407 Fennel Lane, WoongarrahDetermined
April 2022
- DwellingProposed Lot 413 Fennel Lane, WoongarrahDetermined
- DwellingProposed Lot 408 Fennel Lane, WoongarrahDetermined
- Secondary dwelling; Attached dwelling102 YIPPIN CREEK ROAD YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
February 2022
- Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces5 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling23 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
January 2022
- DwellingLot 823 Vanilla Close Yippin CreekDetermined
2021· 4 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees26 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees14 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling10 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing16 VANILLA CLOSE YIPPIN CREEK 2446Determined
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
- 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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lyne
- Member of Parliament
- Alison PENFOLD (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 129,584
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.8%Labor 40.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 19.7 km away).
Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%
3.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WauchopeLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Wauchope SouthLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- King CreekLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
- BeechwoodLabor 30.7% · Coalition 69.3% TPP (2025)4.7 km away
- HuntingdonLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)5.6 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
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