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Wardell is in Ballina LGA, NSW, postcode 2477, with population 830.
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The local employment base leans toward construction and healthcare. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 35 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Wardell is a small community in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area (postcode 2477). With a population of 830, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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 technicians & trades, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Wardell is a small community in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area (postcode 2477). With a population of 830, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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 technicians & trades, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Wardell is $2.3 million, having surged 194.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $740,000 (+92.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,569.
Wardell is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 952, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 35 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,120 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Wardell offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.3M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 35.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +194.9% year-on-year.
Wardell is a small community in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area (postcode 2477). With a population of 830, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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 technicians & trades, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Wardell is $2.3 million, having surged 194.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $740,000 (+92.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,569.
Wardell is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 952, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 35 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,120 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Wardell offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.3M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 35.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +194.9% year-on-year.