Shark Creek (postcode 2463) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area. The area has roughly 30 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $49K 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 +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, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,668.
The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, 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.