Depot Beach (postcode 2536) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area. With a population of 34, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 +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. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and real estate. The top ancestries reported are English, Irish, Scottish.
Depot Beach has a median house price of $643,000, which has fallen sharply by 13.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $5,000.
The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,639 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($643K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -13.8% 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.