Werri Beach is a small locality in New South Wales within the Kiama local government area (postcode 2534). It is home to about 510 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Werri Beach has a median house price of $1.8 million, which has declined steeply by 42.4% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $862,000 (+19.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $762. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,513.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Kiama LGA is low at 1,683 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.2%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 17.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -42.4% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.