Sherwood vs Yessabah

Yessabah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Sherwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yessabah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yessabah tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yessabah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sherwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 300 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (435 km vs 442.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sherwood Yessabah
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.

Sherwood Yessabah
Walkability 5 / 0
Sherwood — Walkability: 5/100 Yessabah — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 35 / 7
Sherwood — Low fire risk: 35/100 Yessabah — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Sherwood rents higher ($300/wk vs $125/wk); Sherwood has more residents (145 vs 111).

Sherwood Yessabah
Population 145
+23% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +3.7%
Median age 55 44
Median household income $67,756/yr
+2% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+58% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sherwood Yessabah
0-4 2.8% / 8.1%
Sherwood — 0-4: 2.8% Yessabah — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 8.3% / 9.9%
Sherwood — 5-14: 8.3% Yessabah — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 6.9% / 3.6%
Sherwood — 15-19: 6.9% Yessabah — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Sherwood — 20-24: not among its largest Yessabah — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.2% / 12.6%
Sherwood — 25-34: 6.2% Yessabah — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 4.8% / 15.3%
Sherwood — 35-44: 4.8% Yessabah — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 16.6% / 9.9%
Sherwood — 45-54: 16.6% Yessabah — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 22.1% / 9.9%
Sherwood — 55-64: 22.1% Yessabah — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 20.7% / 27.9%
Sherwood — 65-74: 20.7% Yessabah — 65-74: 27.9%
75-84 10.3% / —
Sherwood — 75-84: 10.3% Yessabah — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.4% / —
Sherwood — 85+: 3.4% Yessabah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

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.

Sherwood Yessabah
England 4.8% / 5.4%
Sherwood — England: 4.8% Yessabah — England: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 41.4% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 41.4% Sherwood — Lone Person: 20.7% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Sherwood — Group Household: 13.8%
Yessabah 52.9% couple families
Yessabah — Couple Families: 52.9% Yessabah — Lone Person: 35.3% Yessabah — One Parent Families: 11.8% Yessabah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 94.7% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 94.7% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Yessabah 100.0% houses
Yessabah — Houses: 100.0% Yessabah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sherwood Yessabah
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 23.4%
Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Yessabah — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 14.4%
Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Yessabah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 13.5%
Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Yessabah — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sherwood 8.9% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 71.4% Sherwood — Mortgage: 19.6% Sherwood — Renting: 8.9%
Yessabah 0.0% renting
Yessabah — Owned Outright: 65.8% Yessabah — Mortgage: 34.2% Yessabah — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Sherwood Yessabah
Median house price $860,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sherwood has more rural and farming land (95% vs 77%); Yessabah has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 5%).

Sherwood Yessabah
Rural and farming 95% 77%
Environmental 5% 23%
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

Sherwood Yessabah
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sherwood Yessabah
House price Higher than 40% of NSW —
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Sherwood Yessabah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yessabah carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 65).

Sherwood Yessabah
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
93/100
Crime — Low
21/100
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

Sherwood Yessabah
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

Sherwood Yessabah
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Yessabah sits further from the CBD (442.6 km vs 435 km).

Sherwood Yessabah
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 435 km 442.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 300 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Sherwood Yessabah
Car (driver) 64.9% / 89.7%
Sherwood — Car (driver): 64.9% Yessabah — Car (driver): 89.7%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 10.3%
Sherwood — Worked from Home: 15.8% Yessabah — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 10.5% / —
Sherwood — Walked Only: 10.5% Yessabah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Sherwood — Car (passenger): 8.8% Yessabah — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).

Setting

Sherwood Yessabah
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.7 km 29.4 km

NBN connectivity

Sherwood Yessabah
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
50 premises

Council rates

Sherwood Yessabah
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Sherwood Yessabah
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sherwood Yessabah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sherwood

Retirees River Rural

Yessabah

Retirees Rural

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