McLeods Shoot is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Byron local government area (postcode 2479). It is home to about 113 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in McLeods Shoot is $3.3 million, having risen steeply by 117.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $900. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,000.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Byron LGA is moderate at 4,227 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.4%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.3M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 28.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +117.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.