Located in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, Ballengarra is a quiet locality (postcode 2441). It is home to about 97 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.
The median house price in Ballengarra is $2.6 million, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,930.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,660 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 0.9% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 33.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.