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Suburb profile ·Mid-Coast LGA · NSW ·2423

Nerong NSW 2423

Nerong is in Mid-Coast LGA, NSW, postcode 2423, with population 168.

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$550/wk
+31.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2423 · Apr 2026
$550
$340
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 7.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$409K
House median, latest period
16.6%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
31.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
7.0%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
99,448
99K via Mid-Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
957
53 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionCorrecting
Low · 2008Peak · 2024

16.6% below peak · 168.1% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr -1.3%/yr · 5-yr +5.0%/yr · 10-yr +7.4%/yr
Indicative cashflow$29/wk ($1,501/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
9.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
64%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,250/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $1,133/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$409K
Household income · yr
$45K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,250
Gross yield
7.0%

Household income

$45K household · yr-45.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$57K
Household
$45K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
3,700
3,779 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,779
Total incidents3,700· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,13359%
  • Sexual Offences30616%
  • Robbery101%
  • Break And Enter46324%

Full data detail

Nerong NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area, Nerong is a quiet locality (postcode 2423). It is home to about 168 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $45K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 clerical & administrative, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Nerong stand at $409,000, having fallen sharply by 16.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,250.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is below average at 3,779 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 7.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($409K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -16.6% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield7.0% High Yield
Price vs State$409K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability9.1x· Moderate
Price Momentum-16.6% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,250
Rent · wk(Census)$310
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$550
Gross yield3.9%
Price / income9.1x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2017-Q2)5
Population growth · Mid-Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)99,448
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Mid-Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)426
Houses372
Units54
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mid-Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2423ATO
Negatively geared48 (2.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,188/yr
Landlords (rental income)229
Reported capital gains108
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population168
Median age59
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$862
Personal income · wk$444
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Nerong has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2017-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Nerong is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Nerong feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Stratford most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$36.19999999999999K · rent -$300/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Allworth most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$56.19999999999999K · rent -$250/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Possum Brush most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$121.19999999999999K · rent -$270/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Nerong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nerong in?

    Nerong is in the Mid-Coast Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2423. Council-level context for Mid-Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Nerong?

    The current median house price in Nerong, NSW is $409K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Nerong?

    The median weekly rent in Nerong is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Nerong?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 7.0%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Nerong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nerong show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nerong?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Nerong data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.