Located in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area, Chowan Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2484). It is home to about 57 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $45K 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 +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 managers, community & personal service. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Chowan Creek is $340,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $662. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 10.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $919.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 10.1% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($340K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% 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.