Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Meerschaum Vale is a quiet locality (postcode 2477). It is home to about 372 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Meerschaum Vale is $1.1 million, having dropped significantly by 8.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,582.
Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Meerschaum Vale shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -8.3% 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.