Yanco NSW 2703

Yanco is a rural locality in New South Wales, 574 km from Sydney CBD, around 6 hours 10 minutes by car. Population is 744; the median age is 25 and the median household income is $65,312 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 24.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. The area shows high crime risk. 3 schools sit within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Yanco a good place to live?

Yanco scores a D (19/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on schools, transit, safety, and community.

Schools

Trailing peer schools

3 schools

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 8/100 · 573.6 km · 369 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $278K · More affordable than 94% of NSW

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 28/100 · Crime 84/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 25 · 744 residents

D

Liveability Rating

19 / 100 · Ranked #1483 in NSW

Each bar is Yanco's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
17
Few above similar
Safety
30
Bushfire Low · Crime High

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
19
Disadvantaged
Walkability
14
Very car-dependent
CBD access
8
573.6 km · 369 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Schools rank 17 × 25% + Safety rank 30 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 19 × 25% + Walkability rank 14 × 15% + CBD access rank 8 × 10% = 19 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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19 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Yanco's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $278,000, roughly 42% above where it sat a year earlier.

$277,500

last 2 quarters
Cheaper than 94% of NSW
↑ +42.4% year-on-year

Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 33 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 7 sales $270K

Is Yanco safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Yanco sits in the high band, with 71 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 33% on the prior year.

71 offences

33.0% since 2024
Theft 22 (31.0%)
Drug Offences 12 (16.9%)
Assault 8 (11.3%)
Sexual Offences 8 (11.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 6 (8.5%)
Arson 5 (7.0%)
Weapons Offences 5 (7.0%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (2.8%)
Property Damage 2 (2.8%)
Other Offences Against Person 1 (1.4%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

7 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Leeton Shire Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

Three schools serve Yanco, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

30
out of 100
Weak
3 schools in this locality
2 below similar · 1 unrated
  • • 389 students across 2 schools (avg 194)
  • • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
  • • ICSEA 860-1009, median 934 (below the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Yanco Agricultural High School (319 students)

Primary

Verity Christian College Leeton Campus
Independent
Government · K-6 · 70 students
ICSEA 860 (higher than 6% of Australian schools) · 1% top-SEA students
Below similar

Secondary

Government · 7-12 · 319 students
ICSEA 1009 (higher than 51% of Australian schools) · 10% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Yanco is very car-dependent on foot — at 8/100, nearly all errands require a car.

8
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 27
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Yanco.

23
out of 100
Bottom 14% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
5.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.2 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
7.9 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Yanco.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
289
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
3 in locality
Sport & Recreation
1 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
2 in locality
Arts & Culture
1 in locality
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Leeton: council population

The whole council area, not just Yanco · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
11,475
-0.2% in a year
Change
-27
people since 2024
Density
9.8
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+44
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-104
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+33
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Yanco is home to 744 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 25 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $65,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.5%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

744

24.4% since 2016

Median Age

25

38.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$65,312/yr

23.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

50.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,083/mo

7.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

8.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,596/yr

34.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

29.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

198

18.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

84.2%

24.4% since 2016

Houses

93.4%

8.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.9%

21.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.9%

24.9% since 2016

Work From Home

7.5%

44.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 185 (93.4%)
Flats / Apartments 13 (6.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 87 (47.5%)
Mortgage 67 (36.6%)
Renting 29 (15.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
92.9%
English Spoken at Home
93.7%
Employment Rate
49.5%
28.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
16.4%

Occupations

Labourers 85 (30.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 36 (12.9%)
Professionals 33 (11.8%)
Technicians & Trades 31 (11.1%)
Managers 26 (9.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 26 (9.3%)
Community & Personal Service 24 (8.6%)
Sales 16 (5.7%)

Religion

Christianity 455 (61.2%)
No Religion 248 (33.3%)
Buddhism 3 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 8 (1.1%)
China 6 (0.8%)
Malaysia 3 (0.4%)
Italy 3 (0.4%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 15 (2.0%)
2011-2015 0 (0.0%)
2001-2010 5 (0.7%)
1991-2000 3 (0.4%)
1981-1990 4 (0.5%)
Before 1981 25 (3.4%)

15 residents (2.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Far West and Orana 33 (4.6%)
Central West 31 (4.3%)
Capital Region 25 (3.5%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 716 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 5 (0.7%)
Italian 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 28 (3.8%)
5-14 154 (20.7%)
15-19 159 (21.4%)
20-24 25 (3.4%)
25-34 67 (9.0%)
35-44 54 (7.3%)
45-54 79 (10.6%)
55-64 65 (8.7%)
65-74 71 (9.5%)
75-84 37 (5.0%)
85+ 5 (0.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 57 (40.4%)
Lone Person 51 (36.2%)
One Parent Families 22 (15.6%)
Group Household 8 (5.7%)
Other Families 3 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 191 (75.8%)
Car (passenger) 26 (10.3%)
Worked from Home 19 (7.5%)
Walked Only 16 (6.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 113 (15.2%)
Bachelor Degree 24 (3.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 22 (3.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 8 (1.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (1.6%)
1 car 62 (32.5%)
2 cars 70 (36.6%)
3 cars 34 (17.8%)
4+ cars 17 (8.9%)

Council Rates

Leeton
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,118 a year through Leeton based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,118/yr
9% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Yanco's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 72%
  • Environmental 20%
  • Infrastructure and transport 6%
  • Residential 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Leeton

The whole council area, not just Yanco · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 25 new dwellings were approved across Leeton. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
25dwellings
Houses
25
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Leeton And District Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Narrandera Airport AWS, 13.6 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
140 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
453 mm
55 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.0°C
38 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.7°C
20 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 2703, 0 of 635 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (12 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

80
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.1 kW each

In postcode 2703, 158 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 197 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 13 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
20
2020
10
2021
10
2022
11
2023
9
2024
5
2025
10
2026
8

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$1,447
Loan amount
$222,000
Total interest over 30 years
$299,019
Deposit
$55,500
Stamp duty
$7,770
Cash needed at settlement
$63,270

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Farrer

Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sussan Ley 37.1% 62.9% +3.5
2022 Sussan Ley 33.6% 66.3% -3.5
2019 Sussan Ley 30.2% 69.8% -0.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Murray District

Currently held by Helen Dalton Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Helen Dalton IND 66.0%
2019 Helen Dalton 53.5%
2015 Adrian Piccoli NP 72.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Yanco

Is Yanco a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Yanco is high (84/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Yanco?

Yanco has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Yanco a good place to live?

Yanco has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (19/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Yanco?

Yanco, NSW had a population of 744 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Yanco, NSW?

The postcode for Yanco, NSW is 2703.

How far is Yanco from Sydney?

Yanco is 574 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 369 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Yanco?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Yanco was $65,312 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Yanco?

There are too few current rental listings in Yanco for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Yanco?

The median age of residents in Yanco was 25 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Yanco at risk of bushfire?

Yanco has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Yanco?

There are 3 schools inside the Yanco boundary: 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Yanco walkable?

Yanco scores 8/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Yanco?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Yanco, Narrandera Airport AWS (13.6 km away), summer days average 33°C, winter nights 3.7°C, 453 mm of rain a year over 55 rainy days, and 38 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Yanco?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Yanco belong to?

Yanco sits within the Leeton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Yanco?

The average residential rates bill through Leeton is $1,118 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Yanco?

Across Leeton, 25 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Yanco in?

Yanco sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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