Nambucca Heads is a medium-sized suburb in New South Wales within the Nambucca Valley local government area (postcode 2448). It is home to about 6,675 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 community & personal service, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Nambucca Heads stand at $842,000, having climbed sharply by 20.3% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $500,000 (+20.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $485. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Nambucca Heads is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 930, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 33 bus stops. The crime rate in the Nambucca Valley LGA is moderate at 4,255 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.0% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($842K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 19.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.