Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area, Bootawa is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2430). It is home to about 174 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Bootawa stand at $1.1 million, having risen solidly by 5.5% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is below average at 3,779 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 16.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.5% 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.