Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Newrybar is a small locality (postcode 2479). The area has roughly 532 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Newrybar has a median house price of $3.5 million, which has dropped significantly by 13.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $825. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Newrybar is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1082, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Newrybar shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 36.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -13.5% 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.