Good Hope vs Yass

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Good Hope, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Good Hope tends to suit people living alone, while Yass suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Yass

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Good Hope carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Good Hope has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)
  • Yass has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Yass

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.7 km vs 288 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yass

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Good Hope carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Yass

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Good Hope and Yass drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Good Hope Yass
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Good Hope Yass
Walkability 10 / 63
Good Hope — Walkability: 10/100 Yass — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 68 / 35
Good Hope — Safety: 68/100 Yass — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 33 / 81
Good Hope — Low fire risk: 33/100 Yass — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Yass has more residents (6,763 vs 159); Yass rents higher ($340/wk vs $300/wk).

Good Hope Yass
Population 159 6,763
+4153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +4.0%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $99,112/yr
+9% vs other
 $90,428/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Good Hope Yass
0-4 3.8% / 5.6%
Good Hope — 0-4: 3.8% Yass — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.7% / 13.8%
Good Hope — 5-14: 10.7% Yass — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.9% / 5.6%
Good Hope — 15-19: 6.9% Yass — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.0% / 4.9%
Good Hope — 20-24: 5.0% Yass — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.6% / 11.0%
Good Hope — 25-34: 12.6% Yass — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.4% / 12.4%
Good Hope — 35-44: 9.4% Yass — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.8% / 12.9%
Good Hope — 45-54: 13.8% Yass — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 16.4% / 12.1%
Good Hope — 55-64: 16.4% Yass — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 11.9% / 11.3%
Good Hope — 65-74: 11.9% Yass — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 4.4% / 6.7%
Good Hope — 75-84: 4.4% Yass — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 3.7%
Good Hope — 85+: not among its largest Yass — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Good Hope 47.5% lone person
Good Hope — Lone Person: 47.5% Good Hope — Couple Families: 37.5% Good Hope — One Parent Families: 7.5% Good Hope — Group Household: 7.5% Good Hope — Other Families: 0.0%
Yass 37.6% lone person
Yass — Lone Person: 37.6% Yass — Couple Families: 42.9% Yass — One Parent Families: 16.1% Yass — Group Household: 2.2% Yass — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Good Hope 12.0% renting
Good Hope — Owned Outright: 42.0% Good Hope — Mortgage: 46.0% Good Hope — Renting: 12.0%
Yass 24.4% renting
Yass — Owned Outright: 34.3% Yass — Mortgage: 41.3% Yass — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Good Hope Yass
England 3.8% / 2.7%
Good Hope — England: 3.8% Yass — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / 0.8%
Good Hope — New Zealand: 2.5% Yass — New Zealand: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Good Hope — India: not among its largest Yass — India: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.4%
Good Hope — Germany: not among its largest Yass — Germany: 0.4%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Good Hope — Ireland: not among its largest Yass — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Good Hope Yass
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 16.5%
Good Hope — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Yass — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 10.6%
Good Hope — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Yass — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 7.5%
Good Hope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Yass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.4%
Good Hope — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Yass — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.1%
Good Hope — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Yass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Good Hope 91.2% houses
Good Hope — Houses: 91.2% Good Hope — Flats / Apartments: 8.8% Good Hope — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yass 88.5% houses
Yass — Houses: 88.5% Yass — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Yass — Townhouses: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Good Hope Yass
Median house price $715,000 $750,000
Median unit price — $640,000
Median land price — $425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Good Hope has more rural and farming land (75% vs 43%).

Good Hope Yass
Rural and farming 75% 43%
Residential 0% 33%
Environmental 25% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Good Hope Yass
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Good Hope Yass
Houses — 4.5%
$680/wk on $785K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Good Hope Yass
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 26% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Yass is more walkable (63 vs 10).

Good Hope Yass
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Good Hope carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 19); Yass carries more crime risk (65 vs 32).

Good Hope Yass
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Good Hope Yass
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Good Hope

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Yass

  • Mt Carmel School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Yass Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Berinba Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yass High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Good Hope Yass
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 24 27

Mobility

Good Hope sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 285.7 km).

Good Hope Yass
Walkability score 10/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 288 km 285.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2582
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2582
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Good Hope Yass
Car (driver) 69.0% / 75.5%
Good Hope — Car (driver): 69.0% Yass — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 13.0%
Good Hope — Worked from Home: 23.9% Yass — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Walked Only 7.0% / 4.5%
Good Hope — Walked Only: 7.0% Yass — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Good Hope — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yass — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus — / 1.5%
Good Hope — Bus: not among its largest Yass — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Good Hope Yass
Elevation 547 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Good Hope Yass
Connectivity score 25/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 35%
3,490 premises

Climate

Good Hope Yass
Annual rainfall 889 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Good Hope Yass
Average residential rate $1,162/yr
same for both
Council Yass Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Good Hope Yass
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Good Hope Yass
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Good Hope

Rural

Yass

Acreage

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