Oxley Island (postcode 2430) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Mid-Coast local government area. The area has roughly 321 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 professionals, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Oxley Island is $2.0 million, having surged by 141% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $530. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,965.
Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mid-Coast LGA is below average at 3,779 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Oxley Island shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 26.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +141.0% 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.