Rowlands Creek is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area (postcode 2484). With a population of 84, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 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 +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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Rowlands Creek stand at $1.4 million, having surged by 119.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $662. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Rowlands Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 32.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +119.2% 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.