Saumarez Ponds is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Uralla local government area (postcode 2350). With a population of 416, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $106K 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 +1.0% 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 professionals, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Saumarez Ponds is $809,000, having risen by 2.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 34 bus stops. The crime rate in the Uralla LGA is below average at 2,613 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.1% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($809K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +2.3% 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.