Young NSW 2594
Young is a town in New South Wales, 373 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 10,610; the median age is 41 and the median household income is $60,164 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 3.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk. Of 6 schools within the town boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Young a good town?
Young scores a C (36/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and prices, weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Above the state average
6 schools · 2 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 16/100 · 373.3 km · 247 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $525K · More affordable than 77% of NSW
High crime risk
Fire 21/100 · Crime 81/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 41 · 10,610 residents
Liveability Rating
36 / 100 · Ranked #1125 in NSWEach bar is Young's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Young?
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Our score
36 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataYoung's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $525,000, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$525,000
Based on 93 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 54 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 10 sales $426K
- 3 bed 50 sales $511K
- 4 bed 30 sales $682K
Land
$255,000
Based on 17 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 42 days — median across 12 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Young are currently listed at around $632,000 on average. Based on 110 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$632K
110 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$414K
4 units listed in the last 6 months.
114 of the suburb's 4,073 dwellings (2.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Young rent for around $500 a week on average, based on 43 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$500/wk
43 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$350/wk
13 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
56 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,254 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $480/wk
- 37 bonds
- +54% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2594 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025128 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2594.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$500/week ($26,000 a year) on a $632,000 median
$350/week ($18,000 a year) on a $414,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Young safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Young sits in the high band, with 956 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 10% on the prior year.
956 offences
10.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202524 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town 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
Hilltops Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Six schools serve Young, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Hennessy Catholic College and St Mary's Primary School lead the pack.
- • 2,065 students across 6 schools (avg 344)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 2 Catholic, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 915-1016, median 950 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Young Public School (524 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Young is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 3 supermarkets, 38 parks and 10 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Young.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 80.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 33.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 10.5 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 Young.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 28%
- Premises covered
- 5,608
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
Hilltops: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 28 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Young is home to about 10,600 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
10,610
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$60,164/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$34,112/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.8%
Total Dwellings
4,073
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.2%
Houses
87.3%
Rental Stress
21.6%
Mortgage Stress
25.9%
Work From Home
8.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
85 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 54 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,200 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.7%
- Employment Rate
- 51.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 27.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
183 residents (1.7%) 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.
6.5% of residents (646) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (475).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 9,957 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (29 of 4,328).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 4,678 people work here; 4,328 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.1 per resident). At least 6% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $714 a year through Hilltops based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 90%
- Residential 5%
- Environmental 3%
- Zones under 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Hilltops
In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Hilltops. That mix is 46 houses and 2 units. Approvals are down 46.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Young 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 Young Airport, 10.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 515 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 651 mm
- 70 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.0°C
- 20 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 1.4°C
- 61 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.6 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 2594, 21 of 11,947 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (282 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2594, 2,347 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,187 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 117 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this town.
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.
At $525,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Michael Mccormack The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michael Mccormack | 37.4% | 62.6% | -2.9 |
| 2022 | Michael Mccormack | 35.1% | 64.8% | -4.6 |
| 2019 | Michael Mccormack | 30.5% | 69.5% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Steph Cooke The Nationals
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Steph Cooke NP | 82.1% |
| 2019 | Steph Cooke NP | 77.1% |
| 2015 | Katrina Hodgkinson NP | 70.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Young?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 10,610 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Young
Is Young a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Young is high (81/100, 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 Young?
Young has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Young a good place to live?
Young has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (36/100), 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 Young?
Young, NSW had a population of 10,610 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Young, NSW?
The postcode for Young, NSW is 2594.
How far is Young from Sydney?
Young is 373 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 247 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Young?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Young was $60,164 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 Young?
The median advertised rent in Young is $500 a week for houses (43 listings) and $350 a week for units (13 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Young?
The median age of residents in Young was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Young at risk of bushfire?
Young has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town 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 Young?
There are 6 schools inside the Young boundary: 2 above, 1 at, and 3 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Young walkable?
Young scores 16/100 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 Young?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Young, Young Airport (10.1 km away), summer days average 31°C, winter nights 1.4°C, 651 mm of rain a year over 70 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Young?
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 Young belong to?
Young sits within the Hilltops local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Young?
The average residential rates bill through Hilltops is $714 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Young?
Across Hilltops, 48 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 46.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Young in?
Young sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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