Orient Point is a small community in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area (postcode 2540). With a population of 629, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 community & personal service, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Orient Point is $808,000, having jumped by 11% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,639 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($808K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 15.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +11.0% 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.