Chilcotts Grass is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area (postcode 2480). With a population of 237, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $111K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Chilcotts Grass stand at $1.3 million, having climbed sharply by 62.2% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $663,000. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,907.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 5,173 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.1%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +62.2% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.