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Suburb profile ·Cessnock LGA · NSW ·2323

Buttai NSW 2323

Buttai is in Cessnock LGA, NSW, postcode 2323, with population 52.

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.

$635/wk
+11.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2323 · Apr 2026
$635
$565
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$1.0M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$635/wk
Rent context available
11.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.2%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
71,443
71K via Cessnock LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
4,502
259 added 12mo · 29MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$478/wk (-$24,840/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
5.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,134/mo, while renters pay about $2,752/mo — renting runs $618/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.02M
Household income · yr
$195K
Median rent · wk
$635
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,134
Gross yield
3.2%

Household income

$195K household · yr+136.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$64K
Family
$188K
Household
$195K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
3,305
4,890 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,890
Total incidents3,305· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault86357%
  • Sexual Offences27418%
  • Robbery70%
  • Break And Enter36424%

Full data detail

Buttai NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Buttai (postcode 2323) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Cessnock local government area. The area has roughly 52 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $195K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.9% 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

Median house prices in Buttai sit at $1.0 million, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $635. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,134.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Cessnock LGA is moderate at 4,890 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.2% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($1.0M/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.2%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.0M/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.2x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+2.9% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,134
Rent · wk(Census)$346
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$635
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income5.2x
Population growth · Cessnock LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)71,443
5-year growth+2.7% CAGR
YoY change+2.9%
20012025
Development · Cessnock LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)622
Houses462
Units160
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cessnock LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2323ATO
Negatively geared806 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,209/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,644
Reported capital gains1,044
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population52
Median age42
Household size3.3
HH income · wk$3,750
Personal income · wk$1,238
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Buttai 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 · 2020 · 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 Buttai 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.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Rothbury most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$616K · rent -$310/wk

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

Allandale most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$383.5K · rent -$305/wk

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

Keinbah most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +100 · house +$28.5K · rent -$230/wk

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

Buttai FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Buttai in?

    Buttai is in the Cessnock Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2323. Council-level context for Cessnock LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Buttai?

    The current median house price in Buttai, NSW is $1.0M, 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 Buttai?

    The median weekly rent in Buttai is $635/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Buttai?

    Rent context available: Buttai has usable rent context. 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 Buttai a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Buttai?

    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 Buttai 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.