Located in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area, North Tumbulgum is a quiet locality (postcode 2490). It is home to about 238 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $106K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 +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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in North Tumbulgum is $2.2 million, having climbed sharply by 49.4% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,253.
Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 0.6% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.2M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +49.4% 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.