Turners Flat vs Yessabah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Turners Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. In Yessabah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Turners Flat tends to suit couples, while Yessabah suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Turners Flat is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 65%)
  • Yessabah has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yessabah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yessabah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Turners Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Turners Flat 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.

Turners Flat 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.

Turners Flat Yessabah
Walkability 6 / 0
Turners Flat — Walkability: 6/100 Yessabah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 79
Turners Flat — Safety: 71/100 Yessabah — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 7 / 7
Turners Flat — Low fire risk: 7/100 Yessabah — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Turners Flat rents higher ($350/wk vs $125/wk); Turners Flat has more residents (169 vs 111).

Turners Flat Yessabah
Population 169
+34% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +3.7%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $92,612/yr
+28% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+64% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat Yessabah
0-4 1.8% / 8.1%
Turners Flat — 0-4: 1.8% Yessabah — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 15.4% / 9.9%
Turners Flat — 5-14: 15.4% Yessabah — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.9% / 3.6%
Turners Flat — 15-19: 5.9% Yessabah — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.6% / 4.5%
Turners Flat — 20-24: 3.6% Yessabah — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.1% / 12.6%
Turners Flat — 25-34: 10.1% Yessabah — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 16.6% / 15.3%
Turners Flat — 35-44: 16.6% Yessabah — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 14.2% / 9.9%
Turners Flat — 45-54: 14.2% Yessabah — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 17.8% / 9.9%
Turners Flat — 55-64: 17.8% Yessabah — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 11.2% / 27.9%
Turners Flat — 65-74: 11.2% Yessabah — 65-74: 27.9%
75-84 1.8% / —
Turners Flat — 75-84: 1.8% Yessabah — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Turners Flat — 85+: not among its largest 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.

Turners Flat Yessabah
England 5.3% / 5.4%
Turners Flat — England: 5.3% Yessabah — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Turners Flat — New Zealand: 2.4% Yessabah — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 79.4% couple families
Turners Flat — Couple Families: 79.4% Turners Flat — Lone Person: 11.8% Turners Flat — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Yessabah 52.9% couple families
Yessabah — Couple Families: 52.9% Yessabah — Lone Person: 35.3% Yessabah — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 86.8% houses
Turners Flat — Houses: 86.8% Turners Flat — Flats / Apartments: 13.2%
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.

Turners Flat Yessabah
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 23.4%
Turners Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Yessabah — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 13.5%
Turners Flat — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Yessabah — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 14.4%
Turners Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Yessabah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.4%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Turners Flat 6.2% renting
Turners Flat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Turners Flat — Mortgage: 45.8% Turners Flat — Renting: 6.2%
Yessabah 0.0% renting
Yessabah — Owned Outright: 65.8% Yessabah — Mortgage: 34.2% Yessabah — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Turners Flat Yessabah
Median house price $930,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,662 —

Zoning mix

Turners Flat Yessabah
Rural and farming 74% 77%
Environmental 26% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Turners Flat Yessabah
House price Higher than 46% of NSW —
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Turners Flat Yessabah
Bushfire High
93/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 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

Turners Flat 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

Turners Flat Yessabah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Turners Flat Yessabah
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 442.4 km 442.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 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.

Turners Flat Yessabah
Car (driver) 81.5% / 89.7%
Turners Flat — Car (driver): 81.5% Yessabah — Car (driver): 89.7%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 10.3%
Turners Flat — Worked from Home: 13.8% Yessabah — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 4.6% / —
Turners Flat — Walked Only: 4.6% Yessabah — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Turners Flat Yessabah
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 29.4 km

NBN connectivity

Turners Flat 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Turners Flat

Rural

Yessabah

Retirees Rural

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