Cascade NSW 2453
Cascade is in Bellingen LGA, NSW, postcode 2453, with population 8.
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Cascade has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Cascade has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2453. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Open matching rent ranking →35 latest-year approvals in Bellingen, +0.0% YoY; population +0.3% YoY (0.3% 5yr).
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Rent context available
Cascade has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $395/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2453. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Cascade has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. 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, Schools
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Hospitals, Transport
Cascade currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Transport
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Cascade 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 hospital coverage and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.
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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 Cascade feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
pop +3900 · house -$130K · rent -$5/wk
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pop +3200 · house -$145K · rent -$55/wk
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Cascade NSW
Cascade is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area (postcode 2453). With a population of 8, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 78. Households earn a median income of $30K 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 +0.3% 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 Australian, English.
The median house price in Cascade is $985,000, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $395. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%.
Cascade is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,605 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Cascade offers a gross rental yield of 2.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($985K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 32.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cascade is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area (postcode 2453). With a population of 8, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 78. Households earn a median income of $30K 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 +0.3% 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 Australian, English.
The median house price in Cascade is $985,000, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $395. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%.
Cascade is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,605 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Cascade offers a gross rental yield of 2.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($985K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 32.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cascade FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Cascade in?
Cascade is in the Bellingen Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2453. Council-level context for Bellingen 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 Cascade?
The current median house price in Cascade, NSW is $985K, 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 Cascade?
The median weekly rent in Cascade is $395/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Cascade?
Rent context available: Cascade has usable rent context. 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 Cascade a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Cascade show: Low Yield, Below Median, Stretched. 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 Cascade?
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 Cascade 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.