Diamond Beach is in Mid-Coast LGA, NSW, postcode 2430, with population 1,012.
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Houses to Q4'25 · Units to Q1'08 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.
6.3% below peak · 190.8% above its low
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,658/mo, while renters pay about $2,297/mo — renting runs $639/mo higher on these medians.
Diamond Beach is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area (postcode 2430). With a population of 1,012, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Diamond Beach has a median house price of $820,000, which has fallen by 6.3% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $570,000 (+0.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,658.
Diamond Beach is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1021, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is below average at 3,779 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Diamond Beach shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($820K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -6.3% 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.
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Diamond Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Diamond Beach is in the Mid-Coast Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2430. Council-level context for Mid-Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Diamond Beach, NSW is $820K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Diamond Beach is $530/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Diamond Beach has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Diamond Beach show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.