East Wardell is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area (postcode 2477). The area has roughly 312 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in East Wardell stand at $785,000, having moved lower by 4.8% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, East Wardell shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.6%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($785K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -4.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.