Located in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area, Great Mackerel Beach is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2108). With a population of 50, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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 technicians & trades, sales, professionals. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Great Mackerel Beach is $1.6 million, having climbed sharply by 58% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $1150. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $862.
The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Great Mackerel Beach shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 27.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +58.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.