Goonengerry (postcode 2482) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Byron local government area. The area has roughly 422 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Goonengerry has a median house price of $1.5 million, which has eased back by 1.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $742. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Goonengerry is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1048, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Byron LGA is moderate at 4,232 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 22.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -1.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.