Durras North is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area (postcode 2536). It is home to about 50 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Durras North is $1.9 million, having risen steeply by 147.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%.
The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,690 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.5% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.9M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 20.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +147.6% 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.