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The quick read on

Yatte Yattah

NSW 2539 · Shoalhaven

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$2,570,000

latest suburb median

Population
189

ABS 2021

Postcode
2539

Yatte Yattah, New South Wales

Property market insights for Yatte Yattah

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yatte Yattah NSW

Median price trend for houses

$2,570,000

Up 61.6% over 12 months

$3m$2m$1m20212022202420252026

Market data updated August 2026.

The median house price in Yatte Yattah, NSW is currently $2,570,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yatte Yattah has a 12-month growth rate of 61.6% for houses.

Crime and safety

Is Yatte Yattah safe?

The overall rate for Yatte Yattah is 1,742 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Yatte Yattah.

Overall crime rate

1,742

offences per 100,000 residents

47% belowRest of NSW

Yatte YattahRest of NSW: 3,298

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Yatte Yattah?

Yatte Yattah NSW 2539 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.

189 people call Yatte Yattah home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,625 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
189
Median age
57 years
Median mortgage
$1,842 / month
2021 household rent
$450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1511.1%Below
15–3413.8%Below
35–5418.0%Below
55–7446.6%Above
75 and over9.5%In line

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses98.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright71.6%Above
Paying a mortgage22.4%Below
Renting6.0%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car0.0%Below
One car14.5%Below
Two cars33.3%Below
Three or more52.2%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home30.8%Above
Drove to work48.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.3%In line

What stands out in Yatte Yattah

30.8% of workers in Yatte Yattah worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.

3.2% of Yatte Yattah residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.

39.7% of people in Yatte Yattah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Yatte Yattah

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yatte Yattah NSW 2539.

Is Yatte Yattah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

11.1% of Yatte Yattah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

64 family households lived in Yatte Yattah; 35.9% were couple families and 7.8% were one-parent families.

26.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Yatte Yattah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Yatte Yattah had 189 residents at the 2021 Census.

16.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

56.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Yatte Yattah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 98.7% of occupied private dwellings in Yatte Yattah.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Yatte Yattah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

71.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

22.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.

6.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Yatte Yattah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Yatte Yattah had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 20.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 41.7%, while 16.7% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Yatte Yattah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

30.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

48.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Yatte Yattah?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

One-car households formed 14.5% of the total.

85.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Yatte Yattah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

70.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.7% reported a different address.

10.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Yatte Yattah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

97.4% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Yatte Yattah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

10.1% of Yatte Yattah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.9% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.8%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Yatte Yattah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 44.4% of ancestry responses in Yatte Yattah.

Australian ancestry made up 46.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Yatte Yattah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

12.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 27.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.4%.

Health care and social assistance employed 7.7% of workers, and education and training employed 3.3%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Yatte Yattah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 59.5%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

27.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Yatte Yattah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

60.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

2.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.5% reported asthma, 14.8% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Yatte Yattah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

13.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yatte Yattah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,625 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,842.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Yatte Yattah compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 30.8% in Yatte Yattah, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 71.6% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

Renting accounted for 6.0% in Yatte Yattah, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Yatte Yattah

Is Yatte Yattah expensive?

The median house price is $2,570,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Yatte Yattah good for families?

The Census counted 64 local families, and 11.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Yatte Yattah?

The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Yatte Yattah

14 streets in Yatte Yattah

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Bloodwood Rd
  • Currowar Ln
  • Egans Farm Ln
  • Lake Conjola Entrance Rd
  • Little Forest Rd
  • Myrtle Gully Rd
  • Pointer Rd
  • Porters Creek Rd
  • Possum Rdge
  • Princes Hwy
  • Rogers Rd
  • Skye Farm Ln
  • Tierney Rd
  • Wombat Dr

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.