Median house price
$800k
+24% change
NSW · Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Lake Innes, 2446
Est. population · Jun 2025
501
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
44
Median income
$2,214/wk
Employment rate
63.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$800,000
Languages at home
3.4%non-English
Most common: Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Well away from Sydney, Lake Innes is a coastal smaller community built around sand, sea and space. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability lands below average here: softer growth momentum weighing on the result versus similar coastal suburbs, even with community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Lake Innes snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$595/wk
Houses $610 · Units $410
Population (ERP)
501
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#30
among Coastal & beach · Emerging
Safety
37th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
81st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 32.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5069th in Australia
- State rank
- 1624th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #30 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #164 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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
501(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +8
- Change in 5 years
- +40
- Growth rank in NSW
- 81th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 495
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $2,214
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 156
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,145
- Employment rate
- 63.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 155 / 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)
- 28
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 50 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -6.4%
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
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Apanie Rd At Lake Innes Dr
- Burrawan Forest Dr At Boswell Dr
- Burrawan Forest Dr Before Pacific Hwy
- Houston Mitchell Dr After Pacific Hwy
- Pacific Hwy At Burrawan Forest Rd
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Port Macquarie Base Hospital (7.5 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)
- 26
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 51.9
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
- 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 normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 3 proposals
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure615 BURRAWAN FOREST DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Withdrawn
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 BIRRALEE DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure615 BURRAWAN FOREST DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Withdrawn
2025· 2 proposals
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureLAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
2024· 3 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure35 BIRRALEE DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space540 BURRAWAN FOREST DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah47 BIRRALEE DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
2023· 5 proposals
November 2023
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure656 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs480 BURRAWAN FOREST DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
May 2023
- Other60 COWARRA ACCESS ROAD LAKE INNES 2446Determined
April 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development272 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
- Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reduction11 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
2022· 6 proposals
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development606 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
August 2022
- Shed232 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Withdrawn
- Shed76 TALL TIMBER ROAD LAKE INNES 2446Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed61 BIRRALEE DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
June 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces656 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Under Assessment
February 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing518 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
2021· 8 proposals
October 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing518 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Withdrawn
- Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reduction11 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
September 2021
- Dwelling415 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
- Secondary dwelling14 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
June 2021
- Secondary dwelling; Shed61 APANIE ROAD LAKE INNES 2446Withdrawn
March 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development606 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
February 2021
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development84 BIRRALEE DRIVE LAKE INNES 2446Determined
- Shed606 LAKE INNES DRIVE LAKE INNES 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)
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 15.6 km away).
Coalition 62.4%Labor 37.6%
2.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- King CreekLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)6.6 km away
- Lake CathieLabor 42.9% · Coalition 57.1% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
- Wauchope SouthLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)8.7 km away
- WauchopeLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)9.7 km away
- Bonny HillsLabor 46.0% · Coalition 54.0% TPP (2025)10.1 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
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