Watersleigh (postcode 2540) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area. It is home to about 40 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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 community & personal service, sales, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Polish.
The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $8,017.
The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,639 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.