Median house price
$880k
+2.3% change
NSW · Lake Macquarie Council
Morisset Park, 2264
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,102
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.6%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,858/wk
Employment rate
55%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$880,000
Languages at home
5.1%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Morisset Park offers a slower smaller community life in Lake Macquarie Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from the metro area around Sydney is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer schools and education relative to similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Morisset Park snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$610/wk
Population (ERP)
1,102
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.9%
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
#240
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
56th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
70th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
32nd
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
- 29.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5725th in Australia
- State rank
- 1852nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #240 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #835 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $628
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 99
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $880,000
- 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
- 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
1,102(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +7.6% over 5 years · 70th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.1%
- 5-year growth
- +7.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +12
- Change in 5 years
- +78
- Growth rank in NSW
- 70th 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 (~1,200), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,085
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,858
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 44 of 403
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,029
- Employment rate
- 55%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 346 / 14 / 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)
- 84
- Against the person
- 21
- Against property
- 32
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 76.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 52 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -13.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault97
- Fraud105
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment115
- Malicious Damage To Property97
- Transport Regulatory Offences251
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 963
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 32th
School list
- Brightwaters Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1001 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 106 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Bonnells Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 925 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 376 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.7 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
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Lakeview Rd At Macquarie Rd
- Lakeview Rd At Macquarie Rd
- Morisset Park Rd At Chifley Rd
- Morisset Park Rd At Chifley Rd
- Morisset Park Rd Opp Chifley 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
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 8/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.92
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Irene Auston ReservePark
- Playground
Transport(4)
4 bus stops
Other(1)
- Parking (2)
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Irene Auston ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- Moriseset Comunity Health Centre (5.1 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)
- 39
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 35.4
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· 5 proposals
August 2026
- Demolition; Residential flat building; Hotel or motel accommodation; Restaurant or cafe; Subdivision; Outdoor dining - general; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Function centre; Health services facility; Swimming pool81 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Under Assessment
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Car park; Marina81 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Additional Information Requested
July 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool27 LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)33 CELESTIAL DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development41 LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
2025· 14 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision6 HENRY ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
November 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure34 HENRY ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
October 2025
- Demolition; Subdivision10 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Additional Information Requested
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3 PARK AVENUE MORISSET PARK 2264Additional Information Requested
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure150 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool175 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Fences; Swimming pool46 CELESTIAL DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
April 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure11A MORISSET PARK ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6 HENRY ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care; Kiosk; Neighbourhood shop27 MACQUARIE ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Under Assessment
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6 HENRY ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Rejected
- Shed; Erection of a new structure39 LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
January 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Jetty39 LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure154 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Withdrawn
2024· 22 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19C MACQUARIE ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 CELESTIAL DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support19C MACQUARIE ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
October 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure5 PARK AVENUE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Car park; Marina81 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Residential flat building; Hotel or motel accommodation; Restaurant or cafe; Business premises; Erection of a new structure; Pathways and paving; Car park; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Function centre; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Serviced apartment; Food and drink premise; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation81 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
September 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah18 SAILORS PLACE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Signage; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 Deer Street, Oran ParkDetermined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 MIRRABAY DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation6 SAILORS PLACE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation156 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care; Kiosk; Neighbourhood shop27 MACQUARIE ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Withdrawn
April 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Marina81 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Marina81 Trinity Point Drive Morisset ParkDetermined
March 2024
- Subdivision48-50 CELESTIAL DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Subdivision8 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation156 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1C PARK AVENUE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool176 TRINITY POINT DRIVE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
January 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Marina81 Trinity Point Drive Morisset ParkDetermined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space18 PARK AVENUE MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool67 MORISSET PARK ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
2023· 2 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure57 LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18A LAKEVIEW ROAD MORISSET PARK 2264Determined
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
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Hunter
- Member of Parliament
- Dan REPACHOLI (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 132,184
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.5%Labor 59.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.0 km away).
Coalition 43.2%Labor 56.8%
2.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Bonnells BayLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- Morisset PeninsulaLabor 59.7% · Coalition 40.3% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Wyee PointLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- MorissetLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)4.7 km away
- Dora CreekLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)5.1 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Compare with
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