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Suburb profile ·Cessnock LGA · NSW ·2325

Fernances Crossing NSW 2325

Fernances Crossing is in Cessnock LGA, NSW, postcode 2325, with population 36.

Median house $750K -21.1% YoY
Median rent $520/wk Rent context available
Gross yield 3.6% Below investor band
Population 36 36 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Fernances Crossing 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.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Fernances Crossing has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2325. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Development momentum

622 latest-year approvals in Cessnock, +0.0% YoY; population +2.9% YoY (2.7% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Fernances Crossing has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $520/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2325. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$580/wk
+11.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2325 · Apr 2026
$580
$505
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Fernances Crossing 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.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Fernances Crossing currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Fernances Crossing 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.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

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.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

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.

Stronger nearby reads

If Fernances Crossing feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Paynes Crossing most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$135K · rent -$190/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Greta Main most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop same · house +$25K · rent -$95/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Buttai most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$266.5K · rent -$174/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 4,890 per 100k at the Cessnock LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Fernances Crossing NSW

Postcode 2325 · Cessnock LGA

Fernances Crossing is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Cessnock local government area (postcode 2325). With a population of 36, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.9% 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 most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Fernances Crossing is $750,000, having dropped significantly 21.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,100.

The crime rate in the Cessnock LGA is moderate at 4,890 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Fernances Crossing offers a gross rental yield of 3.6%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($750K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -21.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.9% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield3.6% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$750K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability8.9x Moderate
Price Momentum-21.1% Falling
Pop. Growth+2.9% Strong Growth
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education8/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage6/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$750K
-21.1% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$575
Population
36
Demographics
Median age48
Household size2.3
HH income /wk$1,625
Personal income /wk$575
Mortgage /mth$2,100
Crime (Cessnock LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)4,890
Total incidents3,305
Population growth (Cessnock LGA)
Population (2025)71,443
5-year growth+2.7% CAGR
YoY change+2.9%
Development (Cessnock LGA)
Approvals (2026)622
Houses462
Units160
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Fernances Crossing FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Fernances Crossing in?

    Fernances Crossing is in the Cessnock Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2325. Council-level context for Cessnock LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Fernances Crossing?

    The current median house price in Fernances Crossing, NSW is $750K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Fernances Crossing?

    The median weekly rent in Fernances Crossing is $520/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Fernances Crossing?

    Rent context available: Fernances Crossing 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.

  5. Is Fernances Crossing a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Fernances Crossing show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Fernances Crossing?

    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.

  7. How often is the Fernances Crossing 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.