Rollands Plains is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area (postcode 2441). It is home to about 151 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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 managers, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Rollands Plains stand at $1.4 million, having surged by 55% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Rollands Plains is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 939, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,587 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 20.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +55.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.