NSW · Mid-Coast Council

Crowdy Bay, 2443

Est. population · Jun 2025

6

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

28

Median income

$1,999/wk

Employment rate

75%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$800,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

    What Crowdy Bay is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Mid-Coast Council, Crowdy Bay keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. The community skews younger, with a community of people who commute and work locally.

    Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

    Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.

    At a glance

    Crowdy Bay snapshot

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

    Median house price

    $800k

    -2.3% change

    Median rent

    $570/wk

    Population (ERP)

    6

    0.0% annual growth

    Dwelling vacancy

    0.0%

    Census unoccupied dwellings

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Pop. growth

    17th

    percentile in NSW

    Population growth

    Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

    Housing mix

    Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Housing

    Houses (January to March 2026)
    $600
    Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
    37
    Median house price (October to December 2025)
    $800,000
    Median price change
    -2.3%

    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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

    Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

    Data sources & freshness

    Population

    Estimated resident population

    6(June 2025)

    0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 17th 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
    17th 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 +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    6
    Median age
    28
    Median household income / week
    $1,999
    Dwelling vacancy
    0%
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 3
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    75%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0 (+ 3 other)

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Manning Base Hospital (29.4 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Public hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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
    417 mm · ~52 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    24° / 14°
    Rainfall
    459 mm · ~57 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    19° / 8°
    Rainfall
    256 mm · ~32 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    23° / 13°
    Rainfall
    273 mm · ~34 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Lyne
    Member of Parliament
    Alison PENFOLD (The Nationals)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    129,584
    Turnout (2025)
    92.9%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +4.0 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 59.8%Labor 40.2%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.8 km away).

    Coalition 64.9%Labor 35.1%

    5.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Johns RiverLabor 30.9% · Coalition 69.1% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
    • MoorlandLabor 32.9% · Coalition 67.1% TPP (2025)7.8 km away
    • CoopernookLabor 40.3% · Coalition 59.7% TPP (2025)11.8 km away
    • HarringtonLabor 34.1% · Coalition 65.9% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
    • Hannam ValeLabor 39.1% · Coalition 60.9% TPP (2025)15.5 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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