Located in New South Wales within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area, Ravensdale is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2259). It is home to about 70 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $110K per year, with an average household size of 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 sales, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Ravensdale has a median house price of $660,000, which has declined steeply by 19.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Central Coast (NSW) LGA is below average at 3,557 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.1%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($660K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -19.3% 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.