Valery (postcode 2454) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area. The area has roughly 53 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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 professionals, community & personal service, sales. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Valery has a median house price of $916,000, which has surged by 34.1% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $590. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $800.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,605 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($916K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +34.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.