Located in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area, Cudgera Creek is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2484). It is home to about 339 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $94K 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 +0.7% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Cudgera Creek is $2.2 million, having declined by 4.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $662. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,193.
Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Cudgera Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.2M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 23.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -4.3% 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.