Located in New South Wales within the Byron local government area, Upper Wilsons Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2482). It is home to about 79 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 community & personal service, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and wholesale trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Upper Wilsons Creek has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has surged by 82.7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $825. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,700.
The crime rate in the Byron LGA is moderate at 4,227 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 19.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +82.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.