Calamia NSW 2460
Calamia is in Clarence Valley LGA, NSW, postcode 2460, with population 24.
Strong evidence
Calamia has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Gross rent yield screens at about 7.7%. Postcode-derived rent for 2460. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Open matching rent ranking →314 latest-year approvals in Clarence Valley, +0.0% YoY; population +1.2% YoY (1.5% 5yr).
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 7.7%. Snapshot rent $475/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2460. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Calamia has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Schools, Hospitals, Transport
Calamia currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
Gross yield screens at about 7.7%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.
Gross yield screens at about 7.7%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Schools, Transport
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Calamia is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.
Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.
The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.
Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.
This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.
This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.
If Calamia feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
pop same · house +$25K · rent -$275/wk
Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
pop same · house +$17.5K
Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
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Calamia NSW
Calamia is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area (postcode 2460). With a population of 24, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Calamia is $320,000, having dropped significantly 58.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $475. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.7%.
The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Calamia offers a gross rental yield of 7.7%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($320K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -58.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Calamia is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area (postcode 2460). With a population of 24, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Calamia is $320,000, having dropped significantly 58.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $475. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.7%.
The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Calamia offers a gross rental yield of 7.7%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($320K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -58.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Calamia FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Calamia in?
Calamia is in the Clarence Valley Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2460. Council-level context for Clarence Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Calamia?
The current median house price in Calamia, NSW is $320K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Calamia?
The median weekly rent in Calamia is $475/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Calamia?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 7.7%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Calamia a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Calamia show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Calamia?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Calamia data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.