Monteagle is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Hilltops local government area (postcode 2594). The area has roughly 213 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Monteagle is $270,000, having dropped significantly by 25% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 8.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.
Monteagle is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 969, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hilltops LGA is below average at 3,254 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Monteagle shows a gross rental yield of approximately 8.9%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($270K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -25.0% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.