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Backwater is a NSW suburb in Clarence Valley LGA, matched to postcode 2365 — also covering Bald Blair, Baldersleigh, Bassendean and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $360 in 2025, up 2.9% from $350 in 2024. That is about 48% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Backwater recorded 3 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $405 a week and flats/units at $285. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $300; three-bedroom bonds $385. One-bedroom bonds sat at $200 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $455 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $280 and $450 a week. Fair Trading recorded 97 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $285 to $360 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Counts this small swing easily from year to year and should not be read as a trend on their own. Property offences: 1. Violent-related offences: 1. The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.
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