Located in New South Wales within the Bellingen local government area, Hydes Creek is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2454). It is home to about 155 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 +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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $640. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bellingen LGA is below average at 3,351 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.