Upper Kangaroo River (postcode 2577) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area. It is home to about 151 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 professionals, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Upper Kangaroo River stand at $2.9 million, having moved lower by 7.6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,528.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,690 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.2%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 31.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.6% 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.