Boydtown is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Bega Valley local government area (postcode 2551). It is home to about 75 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 sales, machinery operators & drivers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Boydtown sit at $215,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 14.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,831.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bega Valley LGA is below average at 2,313 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Boydtown shows a gross rental yield of approximately 14.0%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($215K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.