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Suburb profile ·Tamworth Regional LGA · NSW ·2355

Watsons Creek NSW 2355

Watsons Creek is in Tamworth Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2355, with population 94.

Median house $315K +12.5% YoY
Median rent $330/wk Rent-led investor candidate
Gross yield 5.4% Strong yield band
Population 94 94 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Watsons Creek is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Verify
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Missing
Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 5.4%. Postcode-derived rent for 2355. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Open matching rent ranking
High yield, watch demand

5.4% gross yield but the LGA is flat. Treat as price-anchored, check demand.

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent-led investor candidate

Gross rent yield screens at about 5.4%. Snapshot rent $330/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2355. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$500/wk
Mar 2025 → Jan 2026 · 5 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2355 · Jan 2026
$700
$330
Mar 2025Jan 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Watsons Creek is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Watsons Creek currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Gross yield screens at about 5.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Watsons Creek is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Watsons Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Hanging Rock better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house -$55K · rent -$80/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Mulla Creek most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$35K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Namoi River better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$61K · rent +$40/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,891 per 100k at the Tamworth Regional LGA level.
Transport: 2 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Watsons Creek NSW

Postcode 2355 · Tamworth Regional LGA

Watsons Creek is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area (postcode 2355). With a population of 94, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $39K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Watsons Creek is $315,000, having surged 12.5% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $330. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,170.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 6,891 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Watsons Creek offers a gross rental yield of 5.4%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($315K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +12.5% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield5.4% High Yield
Price vs State$315K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability8.2x Moderate
Price Momentum+12.5% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage3/10
Education5/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage4/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$315K
12.5% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
Population
94
Demographics
Median age53
Household size1.9
HH income /wk$743
Personal income /wk$520
Mortgage /mth$1,170
Crime (Tamworth Regional LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,891
Total incidents4,496
Transport
Bus stops2
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Watsons Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Watsons Creek in?

    Watsons Creek is in the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2355. Council-level context for Tamworth Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Watsons Creek?

    The current median house price in Watsons Creek, NSW is $315K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Watsons Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Watsons Creek is $330/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Watsons Creek?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.4%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Watsons Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Watsons Creek show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Watsons Creek?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Watsons Creek data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.