Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Teven is a quiet locality (postcode 2478). With a population of 306, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 +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, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Teven stand at $2.1 million, having jumped by 55.5% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $800. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,379.
Public transport access includes 30 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +55.5% 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.