Gresford is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area (postcode 2311). It is home to about 240 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Gresford is $650,000, having moved lower by 4.4% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,764.
Gresford is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 936, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.4%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($650K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -4.4% 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.