Upper Burringbar is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area (postcode 2483). The area has roughly 289 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 labourers, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Upper Burringbar is $995,000, having dropped significantly by 23.5% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Upper Burringbar shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($995K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 18.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -23.5% 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.