Tomago (postcode 2322) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Port Stephens local government area. It is home to about 269 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $41K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Tomago has a median house price of $4.9 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $675. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,297.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Stephens LGA is below average at 3,252 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 0.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($4.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 119.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.