Median house price
$800k
+24% change
NSW · Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Ellenborough, 2446
Est. population · Jun 2025
168
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
47
Median income
$730/wk
Employment rate
37.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$800,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Ellenborough keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Ellenborough snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $610 · Units $410
Population (ERP)
168
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
34th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
53rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $410
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 57
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $800,000
- Median price change
- +23.6%
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
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
168(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 53th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in NSW
- 53th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 171
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $730
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 67
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 37.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 62 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 9
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 53.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 57 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -9.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order67
- Domestic Violence Related Assault107
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment102
- Malicious Damage To Property110
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault50
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
37 public transport stops in this suburb
- Oxley Hwy After Ellenborough Rd
- Oxley Hwy After Ellenborough Rd
- Oxley Hwy After River St
- Oxley Hwy Before Main St
- Oxley Hwy Before Main St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Wauchope District Memorial Hospital (29.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 6
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 35.7
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 28° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 372 mm · ~46 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 329 mm · ~41 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 218 mm · ~27 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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· 2 proposals
August 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolOXLEY HIGHWAY ELLENBOROUGH 2446Additional Information Requested
- Farm buildings; Temporary building, structure or use353 WALLIS ROAD ELLENBOROUGH 2446Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential AccommodationWALLIS ROAD ELLENBOROUGH 2446Determined
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition321 TOMS CREEK ROAD ELLENBOROUGH 2446Determined
March 2022
- Other265 ROCKY FALLS ROAD ELLENBOROUGH 2446Determined
February 2022
- Farm buildingsWALLIS ROAD ELLENBOROUGH 2446Determined
2021· 1 proposal
August 2021
- Shed5563 OXLEY HIGHWAY ELLENBOROUGH 2446Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksOxley Highway, Rushes Creek Road18 Jan 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
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 overlays — State 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 29.1 km away).
Coalition 72.3%Labor 27.8%
12.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Long FlatLabor 24.1% · Coalition 75.9% TPP (2025)7.5 km away
- ComboyneLabor 24.7% · Coalition 75.3% TPP (2025)14.5 km away
- HuntingdonLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)22.4 km away
- BeechwoodLabor 30.7% · Coalition 69.3% TPP (2025)23.8 km away
- Upper LansdowneLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)25.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.