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NSW overview · postcode 2528.
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Barrack Point at a glance, before the advanced view.

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Barrack Point is in Shellharbour LGA, NSW, postcode 2528, with population 725.

MEDIAN HOUSE
$2.2M
-2.1% YoY
MEDIAN RENT
$670/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
725
725 local footprint
SCHOOLS
School coverage summary
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2528
SUBURB VERDICT

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JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward construction and healthcare. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 7 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.

LIVEABILITY READ

Barrack Point is a small community in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2528). With a population of 725, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · 2025-Q2 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 7 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
USABLE EVIDENCE

Barrack Point is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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DIRECT
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
PREMIUM-MARKET

Barrack Point currently reads as a premium-market candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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WHY IT FITS

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

WHAT TO CHECK

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

DECISIVE GAPS

Schools

COMPARE STATUS

Compare-ready

WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 2,862 per 100k at the Shellharbour LGA level.
Transport: 7 matched stops/stations across local feeds.
FAQ
What is the median house price in Barrack Point? +
The current median house price in Barrack Point, NSW is $2.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
What is the typical weekly rent in Barrack Point? +
The median weekly rent in Barrack Point is $670/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Is Barrack Point a good investment? +
QuickProperty's investment signals for Barrack Point show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Barrack Point? +
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.
How often is the Barrack Point 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.
ADVANCED VIEW

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Barrack Point NSW

Postcode 2528 · Shellharbour LGA

Barrack Point is a small community in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2528). With a population of 725, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Barrack Point is $2.2 million, having dipped slightly 2.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.2 million (+23.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $670. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shellharbour LGA is below average at 2,862 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Barrack Point offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.2M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 23.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.1% year-on-year.

INVESTMENT SIGNALS
Rental Yield1.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.2M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability23.3x Stretched
Price Momentum-2.1% Falling
SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage6/10
Education6/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage7/10
MEDIAN HOUSE
$2.2M
-2.1% YoY
MEDIAN UNIT
$1.2M
23.5% YoY
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$480
POPULATION
725
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age48
Household Size2.6
HH Income /wk$1,836
Personal Income /wk$783
Mortgage /mth$2,600
CRIME (Shellharbour LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)2,862
Total Incidents2,334
TRANSPORT
Bus Stops7
DATA STATUS
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q2 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025