Located in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, Toms Creek is a quiet locality (postcode 2446). The area has roughly 33 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $36K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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 machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Toms Creek has a median house price of $972,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $200.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,587 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Toms Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($972K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 26.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.