Located in New South Wales within the Kempsey local government area, Austral Eden is a quiet locality (postcode 2440). The area has roughly 145 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $72K 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 +0.4% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Austral Eden has a median house price of $780,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,350.
Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Kempsey LGA is moderate at 7,255 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Austral Eden shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($780K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.