Lost River (postcode 2583) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area. The area has roughly 94 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $133K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Irish, English.
Median house prices in Lost River stand at $1.5 million, having risen steeply by 68.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $430. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,034.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Lachlan Shire LGA is low at 1,619 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Lost River shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +68.3% year-on-year.