Fosterton (postcode 2420) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area. It is home to about 94 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and admin services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Fosterton has a median house price of $670,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.7% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($670K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.