Busbys Flat (postcode 2469) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area. The area has roughly 57 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 +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 managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $365. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, 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.