Swan Bay is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area (postcode 2471). It is home to about 357 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 managers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $495. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,916.
Public transport access includes 2 ferry wharfves, 18 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 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.