Duranbah is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area (postcode 2487). It is home to about 226 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Duranbah has a median house price of $2.4 million, which has risen solidly by 9.1% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $1100. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,232.
Duranbah is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1058, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Duranbah shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.4M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 24.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +9.1% year-on-year. 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.