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Arrawarra Headland NSW 2456

Arrawarra Headland is in Coffs Harbour LGA, NSW, postcode 2456, with population 615.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$680/wk
+4.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2456 · Apr 2026
$705
$580
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.3M
House median, latest period
29.6%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Rent context available
4.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
615
615 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
4,070
209 added 12mo · 24MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2008Peak · 2024

29.6% below peak · 233.3% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr -1.9%/yr · 5-yr +15.7%/yr · 10-yr +8.4%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$663/wk (-$34,480/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
15.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,625/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $1,322/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.25M
Household income · yr
$83K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,625
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$83K household · yr+1.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$93K
Household
$83K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
4,055
5,038 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,038
Total incidents4,055· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,10256%
  • Sexual Offences33017%
  • Robbery342%
  • Break And Enter49125%

Full data detail

Arrawarra Headland NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Arrawarra Headland is a small community in New South Wales within the Coffs Harbour local government area (postcode 2456). It is home to about 615 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Arrawarra Headland stand at $1.3 million, having dropped significantly by 29.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Coffs Harbour LGA is moderate at 5,038 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Arrawarra Headland shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -29.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability15.0x Stretched
Price Momentum-29.6% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,625
Rent · wk(Census)$373
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$680
Gross yield1.6%
Price / income15.0x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2021-Q1)6
Population growth · Coffs Harbour LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)82,109
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Coffs Harbour LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)230
Houses150
Units80
YoY change+0%
Employment · Coffs Harbour LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change-0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2456ATO
Negatively geared495 (4.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,480/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,447
Reported capital gains784
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population615
Median age47
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,605
Personal income · wk$678
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Arrawarra Headland carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q1 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Arrawarra Headland FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Arrawarra Headland in?

    Arrawarra Headland is in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2456. Council-level context for Coffs Harbour LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Arrawarra Headland?

    The current median house price in Arrawarra Headland, NSW is $1.3M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Arrawarra Headland?

    The median weekly rent in Arrawarra Headland is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Arrawarra Headland?

    Rent context available: Arrawarra Headland has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Arrawarra Headland a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Arrawarra Headland show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Arrawarra Headland?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Arrawarra Headland data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.