Raleigh is in Bellingen LGA, NSW, postcode 2454, with population 681.
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33.0% below peak · 106.9% above its low
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,725/mo, while renters pay about $2,557/mo — renting runs $832/mo higher on these medians.
Raleigh is a small locality in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area (postcode 2454). With a population of 681, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $77K 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 +0.3% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Raleigh has a median house price of $748,000, which has fallen sharply by 30.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $590. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,725.
Raleigh is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1097, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 25 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,605 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($748K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -30.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Raleigh is in the Bellingen Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2454. Council-level context for Bellingen LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Raleigh, NSW is $748K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Raleigh is $590/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Raleigh has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Raleigh show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.