Little Forest vs Yatte Yattah

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yatte Yattah: a median of $2.58 million, against $1.59 million in Little Forest, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Little Forest tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Little Forest and Yatte Yattah are small, similarly sized communities in NSW, but they differ notably in affordability and safety. Yatte Yattah has a significantly higher median household income of $84,500 compared to Little Forest's $63,336, and median house prices are considerably steeper at $2,577,500 versus $1,590,000. Little Forest offers better walkability (16 versus 8) and a lower crime risk score of 52 compared to Yatte Yattah's 14, making it potentially more suitable for those prioritising pedestrian-friendly living and safety. Both suburbs face similar bushfire and flood risks, and are roughly equidistant from the CBD.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Yatte Yattah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Little Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,590,000 vs $2,577,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Little Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yatte Yattah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 182 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.5 km vs 222.1 km)
  • But Little Forest is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Little Forest is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)
  • Yatte Yattah carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Little Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Little Forest and Yatte Yattah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
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.

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Walkability 16 / 8
Little Forest — Walkability: 16/100 Yatte Yattah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 42 / 87
Little Forest — Safety: 42/100 Yatte Yattah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 14 / 14
Little Forest — Low fire risk: 14/100 Yatte Yattah — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Yatte Yattah has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $63,336); Yatte Yattah rents higher ($450/wk vs $350/wk).

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Population 185 189
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +5.0%
Median age 59 57
Median household income $63,336/yr $84,500/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $450/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
0-4 3.8% / 3.2%
Little Forest — 0-4: 3.8% Yatte Yattah — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 9.7% / 7.9%
Little Forest — 5-14: 9.7% Yatte Yattah — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 1.6% / 2.6%
Little Forest — 15-19: 1.6% Yatte Yattah — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 5.4% / 4.2%
Little Forest — 20-24: 5.4% Yatte Yattah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.4% / 6.9%
Little Forest — 25-34: 5.4% Yatte Yattah — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 6.5% / 10.1%
Little Forest — 35-44: 6.5% Yatte Yattah — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 8.6% / 7.9%
Little Forest — 45-54: 8.6% Yatte Yattah — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 22.7% / 19.6%
Little Forest — 55-64: 22.7% Yatte Yattah — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 24.3% / 27.0%
Little Forest — 65-74: 24.3% Yatte Yattah — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 8.6% / 7.9%
Little Forest — 75-84: 8.6% Yatte Yattah — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.7% / 1.6%
Little Forest — 85+: 2.7% Yatte Yattah — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Forest 53.3% couple families
Little Forest — Couple Families: 53.3% Little Forest — Lone Person: 36.7% Little Forest — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Yatte Yattah 53.5% couple families
Yatte Yattah — Couple Families: 53.5% Yatte Yattah — Lone Person: 34.9% Yatte Yattah — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Forest 10.8% renting
Little Forest — Owned Outright: 63.1% Little Forest — Mortgage: 26.2% Little Forest — Renting: 10.8%
Yatte Yattah 6.0% renting
Yatte Yattah — Owned Outright: 71.6% Yatte Yattah — Mortgage: 22.4% Yatte Yattah — Renting: 6.0%
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.

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
England 7.6% / 2.1%
Little Forest — England: 7.6% Yatte Yattah — England: 2.1%
Netherlands 2.7% / 3.2%
Little Forest — Netherlands: 2.7% Yatte Yattah — Netherlands: 3.2%
New Zealand — / 3.2%
Little Forest — New Zealand: not among its largest Yatte Yattah — New Zealand: 3.2%
Italy 2.7% / —
Little Forest — Italy: 2.7% Yatte Yattah — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa 1.6% / —
Little Forest — South Africa: 1.6% Yatte Yattah — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 22.2%
Little Forest — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Yatte Yattah — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 7.4%
Little Forest — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Yatte Yattah — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 11.1%
Little Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Yatte Yattah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 5.8%
Little Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Yatte Yattah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 4.8%
Little Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Yatte Yattah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Forest 100.0% houses
Little Forest — Houses: 100.0%
Yatte Yattah 102.8% houses
Yatte Yattah — Houses: 102.8%
Houses

Property market

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Median house price $1,590,000 $2,577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $591,800

Zoning mix

Little Forest has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 11%); Yatte Yattah has more rural and farming land (87% vs 55%).

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Rural and farming 55% 87%
Environmental 45% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income — Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Little Forest is more walkable (16 vs 8).

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Little Forest carries more crime risk (58 vs 13).

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Bushfire High
86/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
13/100
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

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Little Forest sits further from the CBD (222.1 km vs 215.5 km).

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Walkability score 16/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 222.1 km
+3% vs other
 215.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 176 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2538
 0.7%
postcode 2539
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2538
 44
postcode 2539

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.

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Car (driver) 60.0% / 56.4%
Little Forest — Car (driver): 60.0% Yatte Yattah — Car (driver): 56.4%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 35.9%
Little Forest — Worked from Home: 40.0% Yatte Yattah — Worked from Home: 35.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Little Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yatte Yattah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Little Forest — Walked Only: not among its largest Yatte Yattah — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Forest Yatte Yattah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Forest

Retirees Rural

Yatte Yattah

Premium Retirees River Rural

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