NSW · Central Coast Council

Crangan Bay, 2259

Est. population · Jun 2025

3

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

65

Median income

$1,125/wk

Employment rate

50%

University qualified

0%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$940,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Country town
What Crangan Bay is known for: Country town

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Suburb profile

Crangan Bay is a regional town in New South Wales, in Central Coast Council. The Wallarah Peninsula is part of the surrounding geography.

Trade-offs centre on fewer university qualifications, limited amenity for the price and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.

University qualifications are the most material weakness.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)

Strengths

No relative strengths against comparable places.

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Wallarah Peninsula

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Crangan Bay compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$940k

+6.8% change

Median rent

$680/wk

Houses $700 · Units $500

Population (ERP)

3

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

16th

percentile in NSW

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$500
Houses (January to March 2026)
$700
All types (January to March 2026)
$680
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
472
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$940,000
Median price change
+6.8%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

3(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 16th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in NSW
16th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3
Median age
65
Median household income / week
$1,125
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
50%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 47.9% NSW
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,267

55th percentile in NSW · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,745

50th percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

19th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$63,771

39th percentile in NSW · +1% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

10th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2259 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
38,707
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,072
Median net rent
-$1,081
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,268
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
0%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-9%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
3 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
3

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
12
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4,000

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Gwandalan PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Lake Munmorah HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Lake Munmorah PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nords Wharf PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Swansea HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

18 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Kanangra Dr
  • Kanangra Dr
  • Kanangra Dr
  • Kanangra Dr Before Pacific Hwy
  • Kanangra Dr Opp Summerland Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

9 mapped amenities

1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Sports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(5)

5 bus stops

Other(2)
  • The Big PrawnAttraction
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Wyong Distric Pistol Club

    Shooting

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Moriseset Comunity Health Centre (12.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 18°
Rainfall
295 mm · ~37 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 14°
Rainfall
366 mm · ~46 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 8°
Rainfall
272 mm · ~34 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 6 proposals
  • August 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    71 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • June 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    51 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    7 TIRAL WAY CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation
    21 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • February 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    35 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • January 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development
    23 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
2025· 24 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    3 TIRAL WAY CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • November 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    36 BARGAN PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    17 BARGAN PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    3 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • July 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    17 BARBIN DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    12 BIRIMA BOULEVARD CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    22 BIRIMA BOULEVARD CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling; Dual occupancy (attached)
    39 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Withdrawn
  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling; Dual occupancy (attached)
    27 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Withdrawn
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    9 BANDAR STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • June 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    6 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11 BARBIN DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    31 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    1 GANANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Under Assessment
  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    43 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    28 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    77 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    30 BARGAN PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • March 2025

  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    35 Yaguna Parade, Crangan BayDetermined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    6 MANKILLO WAY CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    33 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11 YIRANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    38 BARGAN PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Withdrawn
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    3 WANDU ROAD CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
2024· 11 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    65 KANANGRA DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • November 2024

  • Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    19 BIDHALL STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • October 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    4 BARBIN DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • August 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool
    17 BIDHALL STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Under Assessment
  • June 2024

  • Subdivision
    85 KANANGRA DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • May 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    21 BARBIN DRIVE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    15 YAGUNA PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    11 GUNDJI WAY CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    52 BARGAN PARADE CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    5 BIRIMA BOULEVARD CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined
  • April 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    7 GANANG STREET CRANGAN BAY 2259Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Shortland
Member of Parliament
Pat CONROY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,971
Turnout (2025)
93.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 38.5%Labor 61.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.1 km away).

Coalition 41.4%Labor 58.6%

2.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Lake MunmorahLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
  • Chain Valley BayLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • Nords WharfLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • GwandalanLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • Summerland PointLabor 58.1% · Coalition 41.9% TPP (2025)4.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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