Beechwood is a small locality in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area (postcode 2446). The area has roughly 914 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $79K 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 +1.5% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Beechwood is $750,000, having fallen sharply by 19.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $572. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,955.
Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,660 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.0% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($750K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -19.4% 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.