Fingal Head (postcode 2487) is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area. With a population of 615, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $84K 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Fingal Head has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has fallen sharply by 9% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (+56.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1100. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,350.
Fingal Head is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 934, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Fingal Head shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 19.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -9.0% 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.