Cuttagee is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Bega Valley local government area (postcode 2546). With a population of 61, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Cuttagee is $1.9 million, having jumped by 130.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $525. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $6,000.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bega Valley LGA is below average at 2,313 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.9M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 38.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +130.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.