Dum Dum is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area (postcode 2484). With a population of 125, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $92K 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 +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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Dum Dum stand at $1.4 million, having surged by 30.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $662. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,820.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +30.2% 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.