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Suburb profile ·Clarence Valley LGA · NSW ·2453

Billys Creek NSW 2453

Billys Creek is in Clarence Valley LGA, NSW, postcode 2453, with population 79.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$450/wk
+13.9% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2453 · Apr 2026
$485
$270
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 14.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$165K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
13.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
56,874
57K via Clarence Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
774
37 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$183/wk ($9,498/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
6.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
92%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,229/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $721/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$165K
Household income · yr
$26K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,229

Household income

$26K household · yr-69% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$68K
Household
$26K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
2,791
5,045 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,045
Total incidents2,791· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault65154%
  • Sexual Offences19316%
  • Robbery151%
  • Break And Enter35729%

Full data detail

Billys Creek NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Billys Creek (postcode 2453) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area. It is home to about 79 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $26K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Billys Creek is $165,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 14.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,229.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Billys Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 14.2%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($165K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% 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 Yield14.2% High Yield
Price vs State$165K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability6.5x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,229
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$450
Gross yield7.1%
Price / income6.5x
Population growth · Clarence Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)56,874
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Clarence Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)314
Houses286
Units28
YoY change+0%
Employment · Clarence Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2453ATO
Negatively geared61 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,761/yr
Landlords (rental income)228
Reported capital gains144
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population79
Median age53
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$491
Personal income · wk$437
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Billys Creek 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 · 2015 · 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 · 1 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Billys Creek is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Billys Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Goodwood Island most similar
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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Billys Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Billys Creek in?

    Billys Creek is in the Clarence Valley Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2453. Council-level context for Clarence Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Billys Creek?

    The current median house price in Billys Creek, NSW is $165K, 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 Billys Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Billys Creek is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Billys Creek?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 14.2%. 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 Billys Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Billys Creek show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Billys Creek?

    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 Billys Creek 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.