Marlow (postcode 2775) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. The area has roughly 35 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Marlow is $485,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $435. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,442.
The crime rate in the Central Coast (NSW) LGA is below average at 3,557 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.7% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($485K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.