Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Patchs Beach is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2478). With a population of 45, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $95K 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 +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 clerical & administrative, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and wholesale trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Patchs Beach is $755,000, having risen steeply by 38.5% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $800. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Patchs Beach shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($755K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +38.5% 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.