Croom is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2527). It is home to about 112 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $89K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Croom has a median house price of $1.9 million, which has dropped significantly by 40.9% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,708.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shellharbour LGA is below average at 2,875 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -40.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.