Located in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area, Seelands is a quiet locality (postcode 2460). The area has roughly 376 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $76K 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 +1.2% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Seelands has a median house price of $1.2 million, which has surged by 128.6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,438.
Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.2% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +128.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.