Is Yamba a nice place to live?

Yamba is a coastal town at the mouth of the Clarence River, with a compact riverfront centre, surf breaks off the headland and a riverside strip of cafes and markets. It is an older community of couples without children at home, with couples without children making up 59.2% of families and many households owned outright. Everyday amenity centres on the riverfront precinct, which hosts cafes, seafood shops and local markets, while small shops and essential services cluster near the main streets and boating, fishing and surf beaches provide regular outdoor activity. The Yamba Library and Community Centre opened as the core of a new Yamba Community Precinct integrated with the TAFE NSW Connect Learning Centre and Yamba Community Health.

Is it expensive to live in Yamba?

In Yamba, a typical local household earned about $1,106 a week at the most recent Census. At a median house price of $1,150,000, buying works out to about 20.0 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes. If you are renting, a house at $650 a week would take about 59% of that weekly household income and a unit at $550 a week would take about 50%. On the figures, renting also uses a large share of a typical local household's income, while buying sits much higher against local incomes. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Yamba a good place to invest?

Yamba saw a modest 2.4% rise in median house values and a slight 0.1% rise in median unit values over the past 12 months. House rents rose a solid 8.3% while unit rents climbed a strong 10.0%. On these figures, rental income growth outpaced capital growth for both houses and units: rents rose by a larger margin than values, with that difference particularly pronounced for units. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Yamba suburb profile

Yamba is a coastal town in northern New South Wales's Clarence Valley, near the mouth of the Clarence River and the Pacific Ocean. The town has a relaxed seaside vibe, with a compact centre, riverfront activity and surf breaks off the headland. Housing includes timber weatherboard cottages, low-rise homes and holiday properties among sand dunes and tree-lined streets.

The riverfront precinct hosts cafes, seafood shops and local markets, while small shops and essential services cluster near the main streets. Boating, fishing and surf beaches provide regular outdoor activity, and road links make the town a handy base for exploring the surrounding coast and hinterland.

Yamba property market performance

Current median dwelling price$1,000,000Past 3 months

Property growth+1.2%Past 12 months

Yamba's median house price is $1.15 million, up a modest 2.4% over 12 months. There is no reliable median price for units because too few units have sold recently for a median to be published. Houses sold more quickly than units, with a median time on market of 62 days.

In Yamba, house rents rose a solid 8.3% over 12 months, outpacing the earlier rise in house values.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.15M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	2.4%	0.1%
Sold Past 3 months	29	6
Median days on market Past 12 months	62	84
Average rent Past 12 months	$650	$550
Change in rent Past 12 months	8.3%	10.0%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Yamba demographics

Yamba is an older community of couples without children at home, with many households owning their homes outright.

Couples without children make up 59.2% of families while couples with children are 25.0%. At the 2021 Census 6,405 people lived in Yamba.

Yamba and NSW

	Suburb	NSW
Median age years	57	39
Median household income weekly	$1,106	$1,829
Couples with children share of families	25.0%	44.7%
Couples without children share of families	59.2%	37.9%
One-parent families share of families	14.6%	15.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	53.1%	32.6%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	18.7%	33.6%
Homes rented share of homes	28.2%	33.7%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Yamba infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Yamba's Yamba Library and Community Centre opened in 2025 as the core of a new Yamba Community Precinct, integrated with the TAFE NSW Connect Learning Centre and Yamba Community Health.

Clarence Valley Council completed a $6 million upgrade in late 2025 that raised and widened Yamba Road from Romiaka Channel to Oyster Bridge, and South Bank Road intersection works were underway in 2026. In 2024 Roads to Home works at Ngaru Village began, including a subdivision to create 34 separate lots. The Yamba breakwall was upgraded in 2018, with about 50,000 tonnes of rock armour placed along the eastern 750 metres.

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How does Yamba compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Yamba’s median house price is 33.7% higher than Iluka’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Yamba have grown 14.7% higher than in Gulmarrad.
Unit price growth: Property prices in nearby Iluka have risen 2.9% more than in Yamba over the past year.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Yamba are selling 6.1% faster than in Iluka.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Yamba are selling 19.2% faster than in Iluka.

Common questions about Yamba

Is Yamba a nice place to live?
Yamba is a coastal town at the mouth of the Clarence River, with a compact riverfront centre, surf breaks off the headland and a riverside strip of cafes and markets.

It is an older community of couples without children at home, with couples without children making up 59.2% of families and many households owned outright. Everyday amenity centres on the riverfront precinct, which hosts cafes, seafood shops and local markets, while small shops and essential services cluster near the main streets and boating, fishing and surf beaches provide regular outdoor activity. The Yamba Library and Community Centre opened as the core of a new Yamba Community Precinct integrated with the TAFE NSW Connect Learning Centre and Yamba Community Health.
Is it expensive to live in Yamba?
In Yamba, a typical local household earned about $1,106 a week at the most recent Census. At a median house price of $1,150,000, buying works out to about 20.0 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes.

If you are renting, a house at $650 a week would take about 59% of that weekly household income and a unit at $550 a week would take about 50%. On the figures, renting also uses a large share of a typical local household's income, while buying sits much higher against local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Yamba a good place to invest?
Yamba saw a modest 2.4% rise in median house values and a slight 0.1% rise in median unit values over the past 12 months. House rents rose a solid 8.3% while unit rents climbed a strong 10.0%.

On these figures, rental income growth outpaced capital growth for both houses and units: rents rose by a larger margin than values, with that difference particularly pronounced for units.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Yamba

Choosing the right real estate agent in Yamba can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 27 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 58.0% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 1.88% to 3.25%, depending on the agent and what’s included. Comparing both performance and fee structures can help you find someone who's well-suited to your needs, and set them up for a successful result.