Middle Pocket vs Yelgun
Middle Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 52 in Yelgun. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Middle Pocket, about half of households are couple families. In Yelgun, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Middle Pocket: a median of $1.83 million, against $945,000 in Yelgun, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Middle Pocket tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yelgun suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Middle Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 96/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yelgun
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($945,000 vs $1,827,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yelgun
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $580/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yelgun
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (494 min vs 499 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (772.5 km vs 778.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Middle Pocket carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 96/100)
- Yelgun has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Middle Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.2% vs -14.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Middle Pocket and Yelgun drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Middle Pocket rents higher ($580/wk vs $250/wk); Middle Pocket has more residents (141 vs 88).
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 +38% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.2% | -14.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 52 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr +22% vs other | $69,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $580/wk +57% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,827,500 | $945,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Middle Pocket has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 18%); Yelgun has more rural and farming land (77% vs 62%).
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 77% |
| Environmental | 36% | 18% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 129 across Byron same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Middle Pocket carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Yelgun carries more crime risk (96 vs 28).
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 96/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 12 |
Mobility
Middle Pocket sits further from the CBD (778.6 km vs 772.5 km).
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 778.6 km | 772.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 499 min | 494 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2483 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 2483 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).
Setting
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.2 km | 5.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Byron same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Middle Pocket | Yelgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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