Terania Creek is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area (postcode 2480). With a population of 207, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Terania Creek has a median house price of $1.5 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,213.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 5,173 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.9% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 30.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.