Median house price
$940k
+6.8% change
NSW · Central Coast Council
Lake Munmorah, 2259
Est. population · Jun 2025
5,445
Growth (1 yr)
+0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.5%
Median age
50
Median income
$1,155/wk
Employment rate
46.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$940,000
Languages at home
3.2%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Spanish, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Central Coast Council, Lake Munmorah is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Distance from the metro area around Sydney is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Desirability sits around average overall, with safety, plus community and employment the main drag compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Lake Munmorah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $700 · Units $500
Population (ERP)
5,445
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
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
#59
among Metro Sydney · Mature
Safety
71st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
40th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
37th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 45.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2830th in Australia
- State rank
- 860th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #59 among Metro Sydney · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #577 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 96%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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 (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
5,445(June 2025)
+0.1% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 40th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.1%
- 5-year growth
- +0.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +7
- Change in 5 years
- +27
- Growth rank in NSW
- 40th 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 (~5,550), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,084
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,155
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 168 of 2,337
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 46.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,091 / 42 / 27 (+ 4 other)
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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 536
- Against the person
- 134
- Against property
- 176
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 98.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 71.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +6.2%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions789
- Domestic Violence Related Assault437
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment636
- Malicious Damage To Property530
- Transport Regulatory Offences1055
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 977.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 37th
School list
- Lake Munmorah High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 925 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 610 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Lake Munmorah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 384 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 431 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- St Brigid's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1006 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 651 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
89 public transport stops in this suburb
- Anita Av After Queens Rd
- Anita Av At Lauren Av
- Anita Av Shops, Anita Av
- Boronia Rd At Anita Av
- Boronia Rd Before Acacia Av
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
71 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 89 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 72/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.2
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.98
Food & drink(1)
- Restaurant
Shopping(4)
- BP ShopConvenience store
- Woolworths PetrolConvenience store
- WoolworthsSupermarket
1 Tall Timbers Road, Lake Munmorah
Community(5)
- Childcare
- Lake Munmorah High SchoolSchool
Lake Munmorah
- Lake Munmorah Public SchoolSchool
Lake Munmorah
- St Brendan's Catholic SchoolSchool
29 Carters Road
- St Brigid's Catholic CollegeSchool
Health & services(1)
- Pharmacy
Sport & outdoors(9)
- McCulloch ReservePark
- Park
- Patrick Kelly ReservePark
- RFS ParkPark
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- Viewpoint
Transport(34)
34 bus stops
Other(10)
- Bicycle Parking
- Lakeside Leisure Manuafactured Home VillageCaravan Site
- Lake Munmorah Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
6-8 Alister Avenue, Lake Munmorah
- Lake Munmorah MotelMotel
- Parking (8)
- BPPetrol station
- Woolworths PetrolPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- Public toilets
- Slipway
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
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
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Elizabeth Bay ParkPark
- McCulloch ReservePark
- Patrick Kelly ReservePark
- RFS ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
- Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital (11.6 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)
- 164
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.1
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
- 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 (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· 14 proposals
July 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure94 ELIZABETH BAY DRIVE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation47 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool20 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure36 GREENACRE AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
May 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation11 HARTOG AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah750 Pacific Highway Lake MunmorahUnder Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation47 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool19 ROSEMOUNT AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure80 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
March 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool24 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 KELLYS ROAD LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure86 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool33 FORTUNE CRESCENT LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
January 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure13 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
2025· 16 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure138 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation205 ELIZABETH BAY DRIVE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
November 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)20 KELLYS ROAD LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation47 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool20 LAUREN AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
September 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool147 ELIZABETH BAY DRIVE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space14 ANDREW STREET LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure11 HARTOG AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure33 GREENACRE AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Under Assessment
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool7 LAKEWAY DRIVE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Registered club550 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation114 TERENCE AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 GREENACRE AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Horticulture89 CARTERS ROAD LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
February 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure136 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
January 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support27 KAMILAROO AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool5 MERCATOR CLOSE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool6 MERCATOR CLOSE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
November 2024
- Signage; Advertising and signage275 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
October 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure97 ELIZABETH BAY DRIVE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
July 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure14 ARCADIA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
June 2024
- Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)550 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support550 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
March 2024
- Subdivision315 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
February 2024
- Subdivision315 PACIFIC HIGHWAY LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure112 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
August 2023
- Dual occupancy43 ANITA AVENUE LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
- Shed25 BORONIA ROAD LAKE MUNMORAH 2259Determined
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
- 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 6.2 km away).
Coalition 40.5%Labor 59.5%
2.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Lake MunmorahLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- Chain Valley BayLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- BudgewoiLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- Budgewoi CentralLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)4.7 km away
- Buff PointLabor 60.5% · Coalition 39.5% TPP (2025)5.2 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)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 Central Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.