Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Lynwood is a quiet locality (postcode 2477). The area has roughly 215 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 professionals, managers, sales. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Lynwood stand at $1.6 million, having climbed sharply by 17.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Lynwood shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +17.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.