Meadow Flat vs Yetholme

Meadow Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Yetholme. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadow Flat, most households are couple families. In Yetholme, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Meadow Flat: a median of $1.12 million, against $990,000 in Yetholme, though rent is higher in Yetholme.

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

Meadow Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 62%)
  • But Yetholme carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yetholme

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($990,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Meadow Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Meadow Flat

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.4 km vs 187.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 164 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Meadow Flat is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Yetholme carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Meadow Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meadow Flat Yetholme
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.

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Walkability 17 / 0
Meadow Flat — Walkability: 17/100 Yetholme — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 42
Meadow Flat — Safety: 31/100 Yetholme — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 66 / 74
Meadow Flat — Low fire risk: 66/100 Yetholme — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Meadow Flat has more residents (356 vs 241); Meadow Flat has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $76,024).

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Population 356
+32% vs other
 241
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% -0.8%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $108,316/yr
+30% vs other
 $76,024/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk $365/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat Yetholme
0-4 3.9% / 4.1%
Meadow Flat — 0-4: 3.9% Yetholme — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 16.6% / 14.1%
Meadow Flat — 5-14: 16.6% Yetholme — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.0% / 6.6%
Meadow Flat — 15-19: 7.0% Yetholme — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.3% / 2.1%
Meadow Flat — 20-24: 5.3% Yetholme — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 7.3% / 6.6%
Meadow Flat — 25-34: 7.3% Yetholme — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 9.3% / 11.6%
Meadow Flat — 35-44: 9.3% Yetholme — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 17.7% / 18.7%
Meadow Flat — 45-54: 17.7% Yetholme — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 16.3% / 17.0%
Meadow Flat — 55-64: 16.3% Yetholme — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 11.5% / 11.2%
Meadow Flat — 65-74: 11.5% Yetholme — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.5% / 6.2%
Meadow Flat — 75-84: 6.5% Yetholme — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
Meadow Flat — 85+: not among its largest Yetholme — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 60.3% couple families
Meadow Flat — Couple Families: 60.3% Meadow Flat — Lone Person: 25.4% Meadow Flat — One Parent Families: 14.3% Meadow Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
Yetholme 53.3% couple families
Yetholme — Couple Families: 53.3% Yetholme — Lone Person: 31.7% Yetholme — One Parent Families: 8.3% Yetholme — Group Household: 6.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 12.6% renting
Meadow Flat — Owned Outright: 43.2% Meadow Flat — Mortgage: 44.1% Meadow Flat — Renting: 12.6%
Yetholme 6.3% renting
Yetholme — Owned Outright: 51.9% Yetholme — Mortgage: 41.8% Yetholme — Renting: 6.3%
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.

Meadow Flat Yetholme
England 3.9% / —
Meadow Flat — England: 3.9% Yetholme — England: not among its largest
India — / 2.9%
Meadow Flat — India: not among its largest Yetholme — India: 2.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Meadow Flat — New Zealand: 2.0% Yetholme — New Zealand: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.2%
Meadow Flat — Lebanon: not among its largest Yetholme — Lebanon: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 19.5%
Meadow Flat — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Yetholme — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 9.5%
Meadow Flat — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Yetholme — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.1%
Meadow Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Yetholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 2.1%
Meadow Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Yetholme — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.1%
Meadow Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Yetholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Flat 100.0% houses
Meadow Flat — Houses: 100.0% Meadow Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yetholme 94.0% houses
Yetholme — Houses: 94.0% Yetholme — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Median house price $1,125,000 $990,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 207 days
from 5 sales
 47 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Rural and farming 97% 89%
Environmental 2% 10%
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

Meadow Flat Yetholme
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Meadow Flat Yetholme
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Meadow Flat is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Meadow Flat carries more crime risk (69 vs 58).

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Meadow Flat

  • Meadow Flat Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yetholme

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

Amenities in the suburb

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 16 9

Mobility

Yetholme sits further from the CBD (187.5 km vs 175.4 km).

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 175.4 km 187.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 164 min
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Car (driver) 79.1% / 70.5%
Meadow Flat — Car (driver): 79.1% Yetholme — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 17.9%
Meadow Flat — Worked from Home: 20.9% Yetholme — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only — / 6.3%
Meadow Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Yetholme — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Meadow Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yetholme — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Elevation 1,076 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meadow Flat Yetholme
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meadow Flat

Rural

Yetholme

River Rural

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