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Suburb profile ·Bellingen LGA · NSW ·2453

Cascade NSW 2453

Cascade is in Bellingen LGA, NSW, postcode 2453, with population 8.

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
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
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
13.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
13,348
13K via Bellingen LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
774
37 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Affordability

78%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$30K
Median rent · wk
$450

Household income

$30K household · yr-63.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$38K
Household
$30K

Schools

Total1
Students0
Government1
  • Cascade Environmental Education CentreCombined · Government
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
477
3,605 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,605
Total incidents477· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault12858%
  • Sexual Offences4319%
  • Robbery31%
  • Break And Enter4822%

Full data detail

Cascade NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area, Cascade is a quiet locality (postcode 2453). With a population of 8, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 78. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The current median weekly rent is $450.

Cascade is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,605 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$450
Population growth · Bellingen LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)13,348
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Bellingen LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)35
Houses33
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bellingen LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.3pp
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
Population8
Median age78
Household size1.5
HH income · wk$575
Personal income · wk$449
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Top ancestryCensus
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Cascade 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 · 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
Missing
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Cascade 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 hospital coverage and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage and transport stops; 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 Cascade feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bellingen better covered
better market coverage

pop +3900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$60/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Urunga better covered
better market coverage

pop +3200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$110/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Dorrigo better covered
better market coverage

pop +1200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$150/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Cascade FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cascade in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cascade?

    The median weekly rent in Cascade is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Cascade?

    Rent context available: Cascade 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.

  4. Is Cascade a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cascade show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cascade?

    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.

  6. How often is the Cascade 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.